Commissioned by Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, Lancaster, Ohio for the bicentennial of the parish (2019)

Here an article from the parish newsletter about the hymn commission https://stmarylancaster.org/2018/bicentennial-our-parish-hymn-fair-fields-and-pastures/

For the solemn Mass held to mark the re-opening of the newly beautified church, music director Mrs. Sharon Silleck requested a setting of the hymn for organ, choir, congregation, treble choir, strings, and brass.