Voicing: SATB
Author: Heather Sorenson
Composer: Pavel Chesnokov
Uses: General, Lent, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week
Scripture: I John 1:9; Psalm 51:10-12; Hebrews 8:12
From the pages of concert music repertoire comes an adaptation that incorporates the power of the original masterwork with the impact of a new sacred text. Contemplative in nature, the cry for forgiveness and mercy rises like a prayer from the luxurious textures of the choral sonority. Linear voice leading gives this through-composed anthem an organic quality flowing with emotion and religious devotion. A noble orchestration crowns the whole with dignity and nobility.