Earthsongs S-133g Antiphon for SATB Choir

Antiphon is the seventh of eight Spiritual Songs by Kenneth Jennings.  All eight are published separately.  The text is written by George Herbert (1593-1633) who wrote devotional poetry throughout his life.  Herbert used simple and common words, conversational speech rhythms, musical imagery, and witty, unexpected metaphors.  In the 18th century, Methodists and Moravians adapted a number of the poems as hymns, several of which remain today in hymnals of many denominations.