O Heavens, Open from Above

This easy-medium choral anthem for SATB choir with keyboard accompaniment focuses on the lyric themes of Advent: waiting, renewal, rebirth, and the anticipation of the coming justice of the Lord. The fluid harmonic scheme wonderfully accommodates Mawby_x0019_ s sensitivity to Glen_x0019_ s evocative text, as there is masterful word-painting (often with poignant chromaticism) throughout the work.