A Voice Cries Out GAB 5

This is a Michael Joncas song for Advent that is new to me. He based it on Isaiah 40. It has the same tune for verses 1,3 &5 with a different tune for verses 2 & 4. That might make a cantor a good idea, or better yet a choir doing the harmonies.

Cantus Mundi has the text and a few You-Tube clips. The sheet music can be purchased for download at OCP.

My backing is a gypsy waltz.

This is the original with its medieval fayre arrangement:

This version starts slowly but should have picked up speed at some point:

I like the enthusiasm here:

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