As in the Days

for mixed chorus a cappella

by Paul Gibson

The words of Job are paired with the style of the American work song or chain gang song for this a cappella SATB setting.

SKU: PGN-010 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Descriptive Tags:	Devotion, Liturgical text, Scriptural text
Difficulty:	Intermediate, Advanced Student, Advanced
Duration:	1-5 Minutes
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Sacred
Season or Event:	General, Lent
Voicing:	SATB

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