Celestial Light for choir (SATB) and strings or keyboard is currently unavailable

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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.958487 Composed by Joseph Dillon Ford. 20th Century,Sacred. Octavo. 15 pages. David Warin Solomons2 #3693103. Published by David Warin Solomons2 (A0.958487). A sublimely expressive chorale-like setting of an original non-sectarian text"Celestial Light" is one of my earliest surviving compositions. I originally sketched it on 13 January 1975 and presented a copy to a friend, Jorge Arocha, in Miami. It remained in keyboard score until 2001, when I happily rediscovered it and made extensive revisions, including transposition into a key more consistent with the vocal ranges of professional singers. A nonsectarian work of sacred character, it is suitable for use in a variety of liturgical or concert settings. "Celestial Light" may be performed by SATB choir and/or stringed orchestra. If it is presented by orchestra alone, I recommend that the original text be printed in the program notes:Celestial light, Thou shinest in the heav's forever.Through darkest night Thou shalt guide usThou burntest bright when the Universe first was born,And kindled in our hears the love for God and man.Oh holy light, the stars all celebrate Thy splendor.Untouched by time, Thou art changeless.Thy beauty liveth and never will pass away.It will not fade when mortal flesh hath turned to loam.The pdf file contains full score, score with keyboard and separate string partsThe sound sample is an electronic preview. This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).