Give the King Thy Judgements, O God

This work was composed by John Rutter to mark the colorful commemoration of the landmark event in the history of justice and freedom, the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. The prevailing mood of the piece is festive, but a prayerful moment before the closing uses a lovely Orlando Gibbons hymn tune that expresses the theme of the occasion. In this arrangement, there is the flexibility of performing it with combined band and chorus, or by band alone with the added option of having the band sing the Gibbons hymn.