Spirit of God G3 554

When going through large collections of hymns these days I find all the ones that for some reason never got taken up in the churches I’ve played in Australia. The common categories are, female songwriters, otherwise inculturated (Spanish and African American), and James E. Moore. He has lots of songs in Gather 3rd ed. none of which I have heard previously. The YouTube clip index suggests he well used in the US and Europe.

This song he wrote for Pentecost has a singable refrain and a show tune verse that has to be for a cantor. I fear the vocal swoops and triplets are for a performance rather then a liturgy but maybe it could survive if done without histrionics.

The sheet music can be purchased at GIA where the text is in the preview. It is also worth checking for things like tempos and introductions that aren’t in the guitar edition I have.

My backing sounded fine when I did it but I can now hear a bum note in the second verse, which I will leave in for your amusement.

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