The Yearning

This arrangement beautifully marries the text with a rich melody. The singer and listener understand the yearning for God that moves us to seek Him more deeply. I liked it when I first heard it and love it now.

The cry of every human heart captured in the best anthem I've done in 10 years of highschool conducting.

With an almost haunting melody, this lovely piece has very meaningful words and is very different from the norm. It was not difficult to learn but took a little time to get the tone and overall quality to develop and mellow into what we wanted to achieve.

My church choir loved this piece, and it moved some in the congregation to tears! The text is profound and moving, and the music complements it exquisitely. Wow--gems like this are rare.

I don't know when an anthem has touched me as deeply as this anthem has. The words and musical arrangment truly speak to the deep longing that is in everyones heart for an answer to the emptiness in the human soul. Excellent piece for advent, we used it Dec...

of 2011. Let your choir listen to it from this site on your computer and they will be eager to learn it with all it's nuances.