Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand

Long a favorite of Scandinavian Christians and Lutherans worldwide, "Built on the Rock" is a proclamation, through scripturally anchored words and sturdily architected music, of the nature and eternity of the Church whose foundation is Jesus Christ. This arrangement begins with individual voices of the brass quintet, like individual members of the Church, joining together in various combinations and as a whole to introduce the tune. Verses 2 and 3 present the tune in additional combinations. Verse 4 introduces alternate harmonizations and features a soaring descant in Trumpet 1, powerful unison statements by the entire ensemble, and majestic final chords.