Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26 is a set of piece for chorus (women's Choir in nos. 2 and 3, men's in no.4) with various accompaniments composed by Gustav Holst between 1908 and 1912. They were first published between 1911 (group 1) and 1912 (groups 2-4) in London by Stainer & Bell. The lyrics of these Hymns were composed by the composer, based on the Rig Veda (translated to english from Sanskrit). All pìeces together last about 38 minutes in a typical performance.
