| Composition Year | 1961 |
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| Genre Categories | Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; |
| Work Title | The Beatitudes |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Bliss, Arthur |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | F.28 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | None [force assignment] |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1961 |
| First Performance. | 1962/5/25
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| First Publication. | 1962 |
| Librettist | John Donne (1572–1631) Henry Vaughan (1621–1695) George Herbert (1593–1633) Traditional (adapted from KJV) Dylan Thomas (1914–1953) Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | Dedicated to my granddaughter SUSAN born May 10th 1955 |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 50–55 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Modern |
| Instrumentation | soprano, tenor, mixed chorus (SATB), organ, orchestra |
| Extra Information | The composer thanked Christopher Hassall for his suggestions of texts to set. |