Filled With His Voice (SATB Choir & Saxophone)
Filled With His Voice (SATB Choir & Saxophone)
A lyrical, powerful expression of faith, this work is suitable for church, school, or community settings. “Filled with His Voice” was commissioned in 2012 by the Bethel College Concert Choir, directed by Dr. William Eash. Published by Augsburg Fortress Press.
Pricing
$2.25 ea.
Details
SATB, Piano, and Alto Saxophone
Year of Composition: 2012
Scripture references: Psalm 23, Psalm 95:7, Ezekiel 34, Micah 5:4, Psalm 118
Length: ca. 5:00
Program Note
A lyrical, powerful expression of faith, this work is suitable for church, school, or community settings. “Filled with His Voice” was commissioned in 2012 by the Bethel College Concert Choir, directed by Dr. William Eash.
Text
O thou, in whose presence
my soul takes delight,
on whom in affliction I call,
my comfort by day,
and my song in the night,
my hope, my salvation, my all;
Where dost thou, dear Shepherd,
resort with thy sheep?
to feed in the pastures of love?
Say, why in the valley
of death should I weep,
or lone in the wilderness rove?
Oh, why should I wander
an alien from thee,
or cry in the desert for bread?
Thy foes will rejoice when my
sorrows they see,
and smile at the tears I have shed.
He looks, and ten thousands
of angels rejoice,
and myriads wait for his word.
He speaks, and eternity
filled with his voice,
reechoes the praise of the Lord.
(from O Thou in Whose Presence by Joseph Swain, 1791
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