Consider the Lilies: An Appalachian Requiem

For SATB Choir, Soprano Solo, and Chamber Orchestra

II. A Hymn

Text:

All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.

Each little flow'r that opens, each little bird that sings, he made their glowing colors, he made their tiny wings!

He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well!

Text: All Things Bright and Beautiful (1848) Cecil Frances Alexander (1823-1895)

Music: Timothy Michael Powell

*Notes which are reduced in size are orchestral cues, and are for rehearsal purposes only.

* if performing this movement as a "stand alone" movement with keyboard only, it is permissible to begin with the pickup to m. 5