For SAB Voices and Piano
By Jonathan Strommen Campbell
A setting by Jonathan Strommen Campbell of the hope and comfort hymn with tune RESTORATION for SAB choir and piano using a Chinese text in English translation by Stephen P. Starke. The piece builds tension through a relentless ostinato pattern that finally bursts into a florid piano part and wordless chorus, expressing a posture beyond words. The tension of major and minor at the end mirrors the idea that we are fallen and redeemed people simultaneously.