3-part equal voices,
3-part mixed voices,
piano reduction - Early
intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-9392
Composed by
Daniel C. Meyer. Lent 4
A, Lent 5 A, Easter 4 A,
OT 16 B, OT 28 A, Christ
the King A, Sacred Heart
C. Simple Gifts. Sacred.
8 pages. GIA Publications
#9392. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9392).
UPC: 785147939207.
English. Text Source:
Based on Psalm 23. Text
by John Quincy Adams.
Scripture: Psalm
23.
Although best
known as the sixth
President of the United
States, John Quincy
Adams’ great
desire was to write
poetry, upon hearing his
words set to music by one
of his contemporaries, he
exclaimed his delight
“as the organ
pealed and the choir of
voices sung the praise of
Almighty God from the
soul of David, adapted to
my native tongue by
me.†This setting
was written for SAB
choir, however, it could
be sung by an SSA
ensemble as well. The
tune is original, but
Meyer has written in the
style of the music that
Adams might have heard in
his day.
