This stand-alone choral piece originally represented the 4th movement of a much longer work – a Christmas oratorio titled: A Savior Is Born [RBM-110].
The music is neo-Baroque in character and uses the same text as the very well-known chorus of the same name from Messiah by G. F. Händel. Choral lyricism is alternated with fanfare-like statements to give a balanced and satisfying rendering of the famous Biblical utterance.