Isaiah 61 SAS 2/348

This is an oddity. A hymn that is a drone. It’s by Matt Maher and based, logically enough, on Isaiah 61. The tune is challenging and has a wide range with some scary leaps.

The text is at spiritandsong where the sheet music can be purchased for download.

My backing is vaguely Middle Eastern I suppose.

The original:

Matt Maher live:

A great cover by Chris Brunelle who deals with the intro inventively on guitar:

An advent celebration with a choir tackling the refrain:

Irving Bible Church:

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