Praise Be to You/Song of Compassion

Using the hymn tune FINLANDIA, Bob Hurd has crafted two hymn texts, set here for SATB choir, descant, organ, and optional brass quartet. _x001C_ Praise Be to You_x001D_ was written as a response to Pope Francis_x0019_ encyclical Laudato Si_x0019_ !, and ties the themes of Creation and Social Justice to the paschal mystery. _x001C_ Song of Compassion_x001D_ is intended for interfaith services, and was inspired by the Charter for Compassion, which was initiated by theologian Karen Armstrong and invites people of differing faiths to discover the centrality of compassion within their own traditions.