Anthem 14 - May the glad dawn
Episode description
Welcome to Anthem 14 in my attempt to write a new choir anthem every week for a year. I’m Kevin Mulryne and I hope you will enjoy listening to my progress throughout 2024. Please do visit the website Anthem52.com, follow along on x.com - @realanthem52 or Instagram - @realanthem52 and send me a message to show@anthem52.com.
This time, I continued with another Easter anthem with text from another anonymous Easter prayer:
Words for Anthem 14:
May the glad dawn
Of Easter morn
Bring joy to thee.
May the calm eve
Of Easter leave
A peace divine with thee.
May Easter night
On thine heart write,
O Christ, I live for thee!
These could have been good words for a big, loud anthem but instead what came out was rather subdued. Beginning an anthem is an odd experience. I tend to start at the beginning of the words and work forward, just seeing what crops up, rather than having a definite plan. This may change but it seems to be working at the moment.