Judith Weir
Like as the Hart
Judith Weir
Like as the Hart
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB)
- Composer Judith Weir
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Chester Music
- Order no. CH88245
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Description:
Composed for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 September 2022, Like as the hart is a setting of verses from Psalm 42 for four-part choir with occasional divisi. The words and music speak at first of the soul's great sadness and thirst for reassurance; but as the psalm progresses, the mood becomes calmer and more resolved, culminating in consolation, with the words "Put thy trust in God".