Sacrifice Of Praise

Grade Level 1

Year: 2021

Composer: James Curnow

Program Notes:

This arrangement is based on the tune “Rousseau” composed by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), a citizen of Geneva, Switzerland. It has been used by teachers, musicians, and film makers over the centuries to the words, “Go Tell Aunt Rhody” and other lesser-known texts. 

This majestic setting features the text by Folliott S. Pierpoint (1835-1917): 

For the beauty of the earth, 

For the beauty of the skies, 

For the love of which from our birth 

Over and around us lies, 

Father, unto Thee we raise 

This is our sacrifice of praise.

American Instrumental Ensemble Series (AIES/ABES)

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