One of my favorite hymns. It is scored for Organ and French Horn. The horn can be played easily on an organ solo stop. This is my favorite I have done so far. Arranged for the Boulder City Community Chorus for their Christmas 2000 season.
Arrangement does necessitate solo tenor, solo baritone, and solo bass at the beginning.
Based on the words of the Savior, this song was written in memory of Justin Smith who died at a very young age. I actually didn't know him very well, but his death made me think about so many things. Written with the standard ward choir in mind. Uses all seven verses of the hymn with a new melody. Very repetitive and easy to learn.