virtue (satb)
- Catalog ID: S-133e
- First Line: sweet day, so calm, so cool
- Composer: Kenneth Jennings
- Voicing: satb
- Accompaniment: a cappella
- Language: English
- Country: United States
- Series: Anton Armstrong Choral Series
- Other: 2001, sacred
- Score: View Score
- Sound: Listen
Price:
$2.10
Description
Virtue is the fifth of eight Spiritual Songs by Kenneth Jennings. All eight are published separately. The text is written by George Herbert (1593-1633) who wrote devotional poetry throughout his life. Herbert used simple and common words, conversational speech rhythms, musical imagery, and witty, unexpected metaphors. In the 18th century, Methodists and Moravians adapted a number of the poems as hymns, several of which remain today in hymnals of many denominations.
The eight pieces in the series are: S-133a – Discipline, S-133b – Love, S-133c – Prayer, S-133d – The Pulley, S-133e – Virtue, S-133f – Praise, S-133g Antiphon, and S-133h The Call.