for unaccompanied SATB choir
The profound opening words of St John’s Gospel, used in The Word, reach back to the beginning of creation and the music is therefore mystical and subdued, until the words ‘in him was life’. From this point on, the feeling is one of bright optimism and confidence in the light of Christ.
Perfect as an anthem at any time of the year but especially at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve when this reading is proclaimed.