SATB choir, voice solo,
piano accompaniment -
Beginning
SKU:
GI.G-5126
Composed by
Stephen Foster. Arranged
by Martin J. Willett.
Advent 2 C, Lent 5 C,
Ordinary Time 30 B.
Choral. Tune name: Hard
Times Come Again No More.
Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages.
GIA Publications #5126.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-5126).
UPC: 785147512608.
Text Source: Psalm 126.
Text by Martin J.
Willett. Scripture: Psalm
126.
Steven
Foster's 1855 tune is
paired by this arranger
with his own paraphrase
of Psalm 126. The
arrangement utilized
various voicings, though
predominantly SATB.
Varied accompaniments
lead to the third stanza
that begins, “Lord,
you flow as a river
through dry and barren
lands,†with a
characteristically
rippling piano part.
Though the assembly can
join in the refrain, this
makes a solid stand-alone
choir
piece.Â
Beautiful
and effortless
melody.