There Is a Longing

Scored for SATB choir, keyboard, guitar, and string trio, this poignant assembly song has found a place in many liturgies whose topics include not only grief, care for the sick, and longing for God, but also mercy, prayer, and healing. Set in D minor and harmonized by the age-old sequence of descending fifths (for both the refrain and the verse), the music effectively conveys the yearning nature of the text.