Anthem/introit for SATB a cappella

About the work

Liturgical use: Advent

The text centres on St Paul’s exhortation to wake from sleep because salvation is drawing near:

“Brothers and sisters, you know what time has come,
how it is now for you to wake from sleep…”

It then moves to the particularly evocative Advent imagery:

“Night is far gone, day is near.”

The music

A contemplative Advent anthem for SATB (no divisi) voices a cappella, setting St Paul’s exhortation in Romans 13 to “wake from sleep” as salvation draws near. The imagery of night passing and day approaching gives the music a strong sense of anticipation and spiritual awakening. Quiet and restrained at first, the anthem gradually gathers intensity before returning to its opening call: “Brothers and sisters, you know what time has come.”

Performance

St Peter’s choral scholars (2024)

Score

The full score is available to view below and may be downloaded as a PDF.