Truly, See, My Servants Shall Be Feasting

Description

Siehe, meine Knechte sollen essen

Simon Peter (1743-1819)
Ed. by Andy Moore (2002)
from manuscript parts in the Salem Congregation Collection
Composed for the 50th anniversary of the first Moravian settlers in North Carolina on Nov. 7, 1753. Based upon the daily text for Nov. 17, 1803.

for soprano solo, two SSAB choirs, and piano or organ

Parts available: strings, full score

Hymn by Johann Scheffler (1624-1677)
Trans. by C. Daniel Crews and Nola R. Knouse

(Note: accompaniment part, in a lower key, is always available upon request, making the soprano range more accessible without the bass becoming too low. Pitch, at the time of this composition, was not standardized to A=440.)