Scored for SATB choir, organ, and optional handbells, this arrangement sets the well-known PICARDY hymn tune in lush, sometimes modal harmonies. Short interludes between verses and a clever metric modulation to the final verse add interest to the accompaniment.
CHORAL SERIES: Christmas Series (Trinitas)
INSTRUMENTATION: Organ and Handbell
VOICING: SATB
DIFFICULTY: Medium
LITURGICAL NOTES: The text works well for multiple seasons and feast days, including Advent/Christmas, Epiphany, Transfiguration, Corpus Christi, and Christ the King.
