A setting for SATB and organ for Epiphany of words by Cecil Frances Alexander.

The organ accompaniment at the start consists of sustained chords on the manuals with either a soprano or treble solo or the whole section on the first verse, with similar treatment for the tenor for verse 2. Then follows, each time, a section for the full choir and a passage for sopranos and altos with the men gently accompanying.

The last verse returns to the opening melody again, but this time it is shared between S/A the T/B parts before the altos carry on the melody with a soprano or treble descant above, the harmonies being maintained by the men. The piece ends firmly and triumphantly with a dramatic chord on the word "God".

I hope your choir will enjoy this piece. Not difficult, very accessible but with some harmonic interest and an easily remembered melody for your congregation to leave humming!