Humility and quiet fervor mark this new setting of Christ's eternal words. It is completely different than the standard settings that we have heard so often, in that each section of the prayer is expressed in its own melodic, harmonic and textural language. The climactic arrival on the words forever and ever soar and the final amen brings us full circle to the simplicity of the beginning of the anthem. String quartet and full orchestra parts and scores are available as well as SSAA and SATB adaptations. |
