In This Hour: Choral Instrumental Pak
By Heather Sorenson
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Uses: Commitment, General Worship, Invitation
Scripture: Psalm 27:5-8; Romans 8:26; Colossians 4:2
This breathtaking anthem is a personal testament of praise filled with phrases of remarkable authenticity. The text is almost a journal entry for the walk of faith, with a rare fragile quality that brings the listener close, breaking down walls for a moment of deeply genuine worship. The choral writing is appropriately warm to the subject, and the unison verses help create clarity and the spirit of sharing. Truly inspired!
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Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00344479
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About the Composer: Heather Sorenson
Heather Sorenson's reputation extends across worship spaces, concert halls, and educational institutions on both sides of the Atlantic. Based in Dallas, she brings equal fluency to traditional hymnic language and contemporary worship idioms, often weaving them together in ways that feel both fresh and rooted. Her commissions span from Carnegie Hall to local churches, and her teaching credentials include positions at Grace Academy of Dallas, Baylor University, and countless master classes in piano and composition.
Beyond the score, Sorenson remains active as a guest conductor, conference speaker, and advocate for music education. She regularly leads workshops at worship conferences and universities, and she dedicates significant time to benefit concerts supporting nonprofit organizations. Her career reflects a commitment to music as both an art form and a vehicle for genuine human connection.
Why we love this
Sorenson captures something rare here: vulnerability without sentimentality. The unison verses strip away harmonic complexity to let the text land with intimacy, while her choral writing remains emotionally sophisticated. Expect your singers to feel the difference between performing a piece and inhabiting one.
What to expect
Like reading someone's honest prayer aloud. The music breathes with the authenticity of lived faith rather than performing faith, with moments of unison clarity that feel like communal agreement and richer harmonic passages that reflect private complexity.
Who it's for
Choirs seeking meaningful worship music that doesn't rely on repeated melodic hooks or oversimplified harmony. This works equally well in church settings during seasons of commitment or invitation, and in concert programs where you want to create genuine emotional space for your audience.
How to get the most out of it
- Honor the fragility in unison sections by resisting the urge to add dynamic weight. These moments work precisely because they're open and exposed.
- Shape the longer phrases with long-line thinking rather than phrase-by-phrase articulation. Sorenson's text naturally supports sustained melodic momentum.
- Balance the recorded accompaniment so instrumentals support rather than overshadow the choir. This anthem's power comes from the intimacy of the voices.
How to use it
Place this during a worship service's invitational moment, or feature it as a concert centerpiece where it can anchor a set around themes of faith and commitment. Its introspective character makes it particularly effective after an energetic opener or as a closing reflection piece.
Skills your students will build
- Singing sustained unison lines with individual voice clarity and corporate unity
- Shaping long melodic phrases with organic arc rather than mechanical phrasing
- Balancing vocal blend against instrumental accompaniment
- Interpreting text-driven dynamics and emotional coloring in sacred music