A Prayer of Compassion
by Gwyneth W. Walker
Divisi - Sheet Music

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SATB choir (divisi) unaccompanied - Early Intermediate

SKU: EC.8730

Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. 21st Century, Justice/Peace/Social Concerns, Prayer. Octavo. Duration 1 minute, 45 seconds. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #8730. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8730).

ISBN 600313487309. UPC: 600313487309. English. Psalms 4:8; Psalms 5:8.

This is a prayerful, homophonic setting of texts from three sources: Psalms 4:8, Psalms 5:8, and the final line from John Greenleaf Whittier's "Divine Compassion." Set for SATB chorus (divisi) unaccompanied, the music is approachable and sensitive. Moments of reflection give way to moments of grandness, "Only by your Grace, not by my merit, no praise be mine." The piece ends quietly, "Let me keep a heart that still can feel, and eyes that still can weep." In today's world, a prayer for us to remain sensitive to suffering is never out of place. Duration: 1:45.