Product Description
This short and sweet piece is perfect for concerts on the themes of children, nighttime, dreams, safety. The sacred text, from the Book of Common prayer, is suitable for a wide variety of church settings.
The music is accessible for most church choirs.
SATB Choir
Duration 1:45
There are two versions: same music, two texts.
secular version: DREAMING IN DARKNESS (2006)
sacred version: LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS (2006)
SECULAR TEXT (by the composer)
Dreaming in darkness, we entreat you, O Night! through your long shadows, to defend them from the terrors and visions of their dreams; for the love of their untarnished hopes, protect our children, Night, dreaming in darkness.
SACRED TEXT (Book of Common Prayer)
Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord;
and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Recording by Kamerkoor Quod Libet https://www.kamerkoorquodlibet.nl/
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