This Advent hymn text by John Bowring (1792-1872) was known to me due to its inclusion in the Fourth Symphony of Charles Ives, who used the tune composed by Lowell Mason. My piece incorporates three different settings of an original melody.
This recording was made September 12, 2025, at the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Lancaster, Ohio. Sharon Silleck conducts singers from the basilica, Saint Patrick in Columbus, and Ensemble Una Voce. I play the organ.