THROUGH HIS NAME (SATB) – 1 John 2:12-14
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Choir
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SATB
4-Part
Genres
Christian
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ArrangeMe
ArrangeMe
M.A. Morizio
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Octavo
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Intermediate
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Sacred
Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.926666

Composed by Michael A. Morizio. Christian,Sacred. Octavo. 15 pages. M.A. Morizio #3588437. Published by M.A. Morizio (A0.926666).

In 1 John, we witness the Apostle ("that Jesus loved") writing as the elder statesman of the faith in the last third of the 1st century. In chapter two, verse seven, John refers to the church as "beloved" and proceeds by telling them of a "new commandment." He says (verses 9-11), "Whoever loves his brother, abides in the light and there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes." From this text, John immediately segues into verses 12-14, to affirm for his followers that as far as they are concerned, there is no darkness in them for they are the children of the Light to whom he was earlier referring.

John achieves this transition by employing yet another 1st century Hymn to Christ, which I have entitled, Through His Name. This anthem is an affirmation of the faith, first to the little children, then to the fathers, and then to the young men. What is very interesting is that the first stanza is written in the present tense ("I am writing to you") but the second stanza, with very similar wording, is written in the past tense ("I have written to you"). It’s as if to say, "you heard the Gospel message before, and you believed, and I am writing it to you again, so that you may continue to believe."
 
The anthem is written for SATB with pipe organ accompaniment in common time, in F Major-first stanza-modulating via an organ interlude to G Major in the second stanza. In both stanzas, when the lyrics shift to address the "young men," the tenors take over the melody from the sopranos. The ending phrases of both of these "young men" verses have unique texts, warranting different musical cadences. The first cadence modulates to a surprisingly sinister (diminished) chord during the phrase, "I am writing to you, because you have conquered the evil one," and the second cadence launches a cannon of victorious voices on an ascending motif to the phrase, "I have written to you young men, because you are strong."  

The closing lyrics of the hymn text are very powerful and greatly comforting to the young men being addressed, "…and the word of God abides in you, and you have conquered the evil one, through [Jesus’] name, through [Jesus’] name." The Anthem finishes with this text in a final choral and organ crescendo to a fff dynamic.

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