| Product Number | 1.3537* |
|---|---|
| Composer/Arranger | Sweet, Samuel K. |
| Text Author | Sparks, Kathryn I. W. |
| Voicing & Instruments | Soprano Solo, TTBB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied |
| Series | Lee Nelson Choral Series |
| Difficulty | Moderately Difficult |
| Text Language | English |
| Special Services/Occasions | Funeral |
| Topics (Secular) | Death/Loss/Remembrance/Afterlife |
| Publisher | Galaxy Music Corporation |
| Recording Credits | Recorded by the University of Cincinnati Men's Chorus, Kevin L. Coker, conductor, at the 2018 Intercollegiate Men's Choruses National Seminar in Washington, D.C. |
The composer set this text to memorialize the 20 children who were murdered on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A skillful marriage of music with word captures a sense of hope for a “new day.” The soprano solo acts as the mother singing a lullaby to her child. The final phrase of the poem is a Latin prayer that provides a reflective moment: “May they rest eternally. Grant them rest in the eternal Light, the perpetual Light. Amen.” Duration 4:10
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