My Faith (With "My Faith Looks Up To Thee" and "My Faith Has Found A Resting Place"): SATB Choral Octavo

Combining two beloved hymn texts within a single eight-page octavo gives your singers a substantial musical experience without requiring multiple pieces in your program. Purifoy's arrangement respects the integrity of both melodies while creating genuine four-part writing that challenges intermediate singers without becoming unwieldy to rehearse.

Reverent and grounded, with the kind of harmonic warmth that comes from hymn-based writing. The arrangement holds space for reflection while the layered voices create a fuller sound than a unison hymn, inviting singers into deeper musical engagement with text they may already know from memory.

Church choirs looking for substantive repertoire that congregations will recognize and singers will connect to spiritually. This also works well for high school and college choirs seeking sacred material with text depth and solid part-writing without excessive complexity.

• Balance the soprano line carefully in the opening sections; these melodies sit high and can overshadow the inner voices if not monitored during rehearsal.
• Consider whether you'll perform this as a single continuous piece or separate the two hymn settings with a breath and key change. Both approaches work depending on your concert context.
• Ensure altos and tenors lock in on their supporting harmonies early in your rehearsal process, as sacred SATB writing often asks these voices to carry harmonic color rather than melodic interest.

This works beautifully as a concert closer or opening statement in a mixed repertoire program where you want to establish a spiritual tone. It can also anchor a sacred choral concert alongside other hymn arrangements or original compositions, particularly effective in spring or holiday programming.

• Four-part SATB independence and balance in hymn-based textures
• Sustaining long phrases with proper breath management and phrasing
• Harmonic listening and tuning within traditional chord structures
• Text interpretation in sacred music with emotional authenticity