Hail, O Sun (2009)
For four voices and harp/piano (optional), 4’
Commissioned by Ken Phillips for the Lights, Lessons, and Carols service at Regis University
On an excerpt from “Chanticleer” by William Austin
Hail, O Sun PDF
This simple round, suitable for Advent, Christmas, or Winter Solstice, is presented in both a minor and a major key, with an optional pause in between for a spoken text interlude. To order, indicate the number of copies needed for your choir.
MIDI Realization
About the Music
This simple round, suitable for Advent, Christmas, or Winter Solstice, sets William Austin’s text, “Hail, o Sun, o blessed light, sent to this world by night. Let thy rays and heav’nly pow’rs shine in these dark souls of ours.” I present the round in both a minor and a major key, with an optional pause in between for a spoken text interlude.