Table Grace
(formerly "Before Meat")
Voicing: flexible, 1-8 part canon, a cappellaText: J. P. Peabody
Language: English
Duration: ad lib.
Commissioned by: Empty Bowls Project at Independent School District #191, Minn.
Premiere: Thursday, October 25, 2007; The combined elementary school choirs of Independent School District 191, Burnsville, MN
Published by: Self-published, AB-050-01
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Table Grace
Hunger of the world,
When we ask a grace,
Be remembered here with us
By Thy vacant place.
Thirst with naught to drink,
Sorrow more than mine,
May God someday make you laugh
With water turned to wine.
Originally titled Before Meat. This poem is in the public domain and may be reprinted from this website for use in concert programs and for promotional use as related to this musical work.
Hunger of the world,
When we ask a grace,
Be remembered here with us
By Thy vacant place.
Thirst with naught to drink,
Sorrow more than mine,
May God someday make you laugh
With water turned to wine.
Originally titled Before Meat. This poem is in the public domain and may be reprinted from this website for use in concert programs and for promotional use as related to this musical work.
Performed by:
Student body of Independent School District #191, Burnsville, Minnesota
Central Middle School's 7th Grade Choir, White Bear Lake, MN (Elizabeth Hermanson, conductor)
9th Grade Choir, Prior Lake, MN (Joshua Shank, conductor)
Global Harmony Chorus, Roseville, MN (Jennifer Anderson, conductor)
(Have you performed this work? Contact me to add your ensemble.)
Central Middle School's 7th Grade Choir, White Bear Lake, MN (Elizabeth Hermanson, conductor)
9th Grade Choir, Prior Lake, MN (Joshua Shank, conductor)
Global Harmony Chorus, Roseville, MN (Jennifer Anderson, conductor)
(Have you performed this work? Contact me to add your ensemble.)