Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.965555 Composed by Ron Anderson. Christian,Contemporary,Sacred. Octavo. 5 pages. Ron James Anderson #5994775. Published by Ron James Anderson (A0.965555). The Altar is a somber, reverent setting of a poem by George Herbert, in which the speaker compares his broken altar to God's perfect sacrifice. His act of worship, therefore, is a plea to exchange his imperfect offering for God's perfect one.