Anthem 42 - Thy name, almighty Lord

Welcome to Anthem 42 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.

You might have picked up elsewhere that our home situation has changed dramatically in the last week or two as we have moved my father-in-law in with us. This new caring responsibility has meant very little time for anything else as we get used to it but, somehow, I did manage to squeeze in a bit of composition.

Probably due to the situation, I found writing music a bit of a slog this week but I did get there in the end. Isaac Watts came to my rescue once again with some words. I chose a short, 2-verse hymn that wouldn't tax my brain too much (not that it really matters how long the text is to be fair) and this was the turn of the unaccompanied choir anthem.

Here are the words I chose:

Thy name, al­migh­ty Lord,
Shall sound through dist­ant lands;
Great is Thy grace, and sure Thy Word;
Thy truth for ev­er stands.

Far be Thine hon­our spread,
And long Thy praise en­dure,
Till morn­ing light and ev­en­ing shade
Shall be ex­changed no more.