My Trust is in thy Mercy (Psalm 13)

for SATB choir (S, A divisi)

by Randall Donald

(Choral SATB with S,A divisi) Written for a choral composition competition in 2024 (I didn’t win), this piece uses the text of Psalm 13 to demonstrate David’s dispair and doubt turning into faith and joy. Text in English is from the 1928 US Books of Common Prayer vv. 1-3, 5-6.

ISMN 979-0-9025253-5-0
ISWC T3250054634

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SKU: RDD-006 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices

Sacred or Secular:	Sacred
Language:	English
Voicing:	SSAATB
Descriptive Tags:	Psalm

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