This haunting setting of the Canticle of Simeon shifts from a unison opening, to two and then three parts, finally concluding in a rich SATB texture. Equally at home in concert hall or quiet prayer
A melodic and tender anthem appropriate for evening services, end of life, or Advent, the text focuses on Christ and His Word, the true light and guide in the darkness. The C instrument part quotes the hymn
An edition of Palestrina's Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem (Isaiah 60:12) translated to match the syllable stress of the original Latin. Perfect for competent church choirs and large festival choirs alike,