Evening Prayer
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Moderately Easy
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For SATB Choir and Organ - a beautiful setting of the Collect for Evening from the Book of Common Prayer. This would be a great choice for your next Evensong or Vespers service. Contemplative and not too difficult. Learning tracks are available for this piece - the link is available on the last page of the download.
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Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work or watch, or weep this night;
and give your angels charge over those who sleep.
Tend the sick, Lord Christ;
give rest to the weary,
Bless the dying, soothe the suffering,
pity the afflicted, shield the joyous;
and all for your love's sake. Amen.