The opening depicts morning as the sun rises over the beautiful and serene Housatonic River. The Kent school song, "Bright Auroral Skies" is then heard, first as a quiet hymn, then building in grandeur until evolving into a rhythmic iteration in the relative minor key. This leads to the hymn, "Jerusalem" presented as stately and reverent.  A fast-paced percussion interlude and development bring us to the final hymn, "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" including fanfares and flourishes, culminating in a rousing conclusion.