Hebrews 7

Based on Gregorian chant, this ninth-century antiphon is given new life as an urgent plea for peace. A sense of powerlessness and desperation is reflected in the use of free and mixed meter, while

This a cappella Advent hymn won first prize at the Cincinnati Camerata Composition Contest in 2015. The text of this hymn, also known as The Song of the Nuns of Chester,  goes back to the year