SATB and organ. Contemporary text by Jonathan Draper.

Notes: This anthem would be very appropriate for an Easter Sunday morning dawn service or Easter Vigil. But if your choir is not fully operational at that time, then it would a very effective anthem for any Easter Season or Sunday morning service. Although it needs to flow, the pulse must not be too fast so the words at the ends of phrases are snatched. Take care to ensure that the 3/4 bars such as 10 and 21 do not become 9/8 bars. In the verse 3 soprano and tenor duet, the tenors should be encouraged to lighten the top notes rather than bellow them. At all times, singers should emphasize the important words and lighten the others to give a gentle flowing texture.