Now, Lord, You Let Your Servant (Nunc dimittis)
by Paul D. Weber
Divisi - Sheet Music

SATB choir divisi (a cappella) - Intermediate

SKU: MN.50-6208

Composed by Paul D. Weber. Sacred Music from Lenoir-Rhyne Choral Series. 21st Century, Benediction/Sending. Octavo. MorningStar Music Publishers #50-6208. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.50-6208).

UPC: 688670562082. Luke 2:29-32.

Inspired by a Gregorian antiphon and psalm tone, the Nunc dimittis is a moving a cappella work composed in memory of Jeanne Crumley Lindemann, a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne University. At the time of her death from cancer in December 2000, she was minister of music at Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News, VA. A lush SATB texture expands the doxology into a rich, yet tempered, eight-voice texture. The reprise of the opening theme includes a captivating moment for SSAT soloists before the work resolves. The final fermata on "word" is a reminder that church musicians find their fulfillment in proclaiming God's Word through music.