| Product Number | 9170* |
|---|---|
| Complimentary Downloads | Congregation Part |
| Composer/Arranger | French, Jessica |
| Text Author | Rossetti, Christina G. |
| Voicing & Instruments | SATB Chorus (divisi) and Organ or opt. Orchestra, with opt. Congregation or Unison Choir |
| Instrumentation | 2222 – 2231 – Tmp +2 – Hrp – Strings – SATB Chorus |
| Difficulty | Moderately Difficult |
| Text Language | English |
| Popular Choral Searches | Female Composer |
| Liturgical Year | Christmas |
| Duration | 5:30 |
| Premier | Premiered at the AGO 2022 National Convention in Seattle, Washington. |
| Publisher | E. C. Schirmer Music Company |
| Recording Credits | Premiered at the AGO 2022 National Convention in Seattle, Washington |
his Christmas anthem was the winner of the 2022 American Guild of Organists award in choral composition. A moving setting of a Christina Rossetti text that portrays the transition from the darkness of Advent to the light of Christ's birth at Christmas.