O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
“O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem” was written for John Patrick Cardinal Foley, the Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. It received its first performance on February 11th, 2011 in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican by the Saint Mary’s University Chamber Singers, with the composer conducting.
Sacred or Secular: | Sacred |
Season or Event: | Epiphany, General |
Descriptive Tags: | Blessing, Liturgical text, Peace, Prayer, Psalm, Worship |
Difficulty: | Advanced |
Instrumentation: | A Cappella |
Voicing: | SATB, SSAATTB |
Language: | English |
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