Anthem 20 - The Lord is King
Episode description
Welcome to Anthem 20 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 went back to one of the psalms set for this week - Psalm xciii (93). I altered the order of some parts and combined a couple of lines to make the setting easier.
Here are the words:
Words for Anthem 20:
The Lord is King,
The Lord has put on glorious apparel and girded himself with strength.
He hath made the round world sure : that it cannot be moved.
The floods are risen O Lord, the floods have lift up their voice : the floods lift up their waves.
The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly : but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier.
I felt that I needed to create something for my 20th anthem that showed some of the aspects of what I've learned so far. Having strong intentions hasn't necessarily resulted in them coming to fruition so for in this project but this time I'm pleased with the anthem that emerged.