Composer: John MilneDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 4 voicesVoicing: SATBAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:07 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: consortio.io/johnmilne Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: Masonic Funeral RitualText: Soft and safe to thee, be this earthly bed Bright and glorious be thy rising from it So in the bright morning of the resurrection Thy mortal frame, now laid in dust by the chilling blast of death Shall spring once again into newness of life and expand in immortal beauty in realms beyond the skies Until that day, dear brother (sister) Farewell, farewell, farewell Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: difficultSeasonal Usage: Memorial ServicesSpringDescriptive Terms: funeralsadnesshoperesurrectionAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: This poem was read by Freemasons at my father's funeral. Despite much research, I've never been able to find out who wrote it, but I know it's very old. Additional InformationDate of Completion: May, 2014Date of First Performance: Sunday, November 4, 2018Premier Performance Data: Sacra Nova Cathedrale (Jerod Reetz, cond), Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee WI
