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The Knights of God

Audio & Video. Alternates the 1940 plainsong for The eternal gifts of Christ the King with rushing horsemen on white horses.  A commission from Frank Boles and St. Paul’s, Indianapolis.

Genre: Sacred Choral
D No: 141
Text - Incipit: The eternal gifts of Christ
Text - Author or Scripture: Stanzas 1, 3, and 5 of the plainsong hymn Aeterna Christi munera. Also Lionel Johnson (1867–1902)
Performing Forces: SATB
Date Published: OUP 93
Date of Composition: 1984
Dedication: Frank Boles
Notes: Commissioned for the choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, Frank Boles organist and choirmaster, in honor of the Bicentennial Celebration of the Episcopal Church in America.
Score:

141 The knights of God


Categorized as: 100 Sacred Choral Published Works
Tagged as: A Capella, anthem, chant, handbells, SATB

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