Come, O come our voices raise

D No: 142

Text - Author or Scripture: George Wither (1588–1667)

Performing Forces: SATB org

Date Published: CE 91

Date of Composition: 1988

Dedication: Helene Canning

Notes: Composed for the choir of St. John’s, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, directed by Mark Dirksen, to honor Helene Canning, a long-time (50 yrs.) chorister. The church had just added a large solo French trumpet to the organ. First performance in November of 1988. (N.B. This hymn is also set in “Cantate Domino, canticum novum.”)

Score:

142 Come o come our voices raise

The first and only performance.