Composed at the request of Lincoln Center to serve as a unifying element of the twelve concerts of the White Lights Festival’s “Psalms Experience,” featuring the Tallis Scholars, The Norwegian Soloist Choir, The Netherlands Chamber Choir, and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. I intentionally wrote a hymn that felt reminiscent of the grand hymns of Edwardian England, choosing a melodic contour and harmonic language that pulls at the heart strings. Having discovered this wonderful alternate versif...