Even When He Is Silent

This heartfelt and tender musical treatment of an anonymous inscription found in Germany near the end of World War II strikes a universal chord: "I believe in God even when he is silent." The lovely melody highlights the women in verse 1 and the men in verse 2. Verse 3, for choir a cappella, subtly changes tonality to the relative minor and is rejoined in the tonic key by the organ on the final verse.