SKU | 8657* |
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Composer/Arranger | Parker, Alice |
Text Author | Wesley, Charles |
Voicing & Instruments | Tenor Solo, SATB Chorus, and Keyboard |
Difficulty | Moderately Easy |
Text Language | English |
Tune Name | VERNON |
Popular Choral Searches | Female Composer |
Liturgical Year | General |
Publisher | E. C. Schirmer Music Company |
Recording Credits | Recorded by The Singers, under the direction of Matthew Culloton, Minneapolis, MN. Recording Engineer: David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions. |
The stark hymn tune VERNON from the Mennonite shape note hymnal Harmonia Sacra is set to four verses of Charles Wesley's eleven verse retelling of the story of Jacob's struggle with the angel. For Tenor Solo, SATB, and Keyboard, this music began as movement VIII of the composer's cantata Melodious Accord. (1974) Duration: 3:00