Wisdom, Come Softly
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SATB choir, voice solo, keyboard accompaniment, guitar - Beginning
SKU: GI.G-6396
Composed by Martin Barry. Pentecost, Pentecost A, Pentecost B, Pentecost C. Choral. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 12 pages. GIA Publications #6396. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-6396).UPC: 785147639602. English. Text Source: Based on Wisdom 6:15, 7:7–11, 23–27. Text by Diane Murden. Scripture: Wisdom 6:15, Wisdom 7:7–11, 23–27.
Text from the Book of Wisdom cast as a prayer invoking the Holy Spirit to come down, with a gentle, hauntingly captivating tune set first in unison, then SATB. The 27-measure structure of the tune (3 9-bar phrases) has an ingenious rhythm. A lovely, lovely piece.
A gentle, hauntingly captivating tune.