Item Number: GI.G-8779
Text by Francis Scott Key; Text Source: Francis Scott Key, 1779-1843, alt. From "Sunday School Celebration," 1833.
A slow, unison beginning texture divides quickly into a joyous burst of polyphony that smartly shifts into homophony and continues to change musical texture throughout the piece. The choral writing effectively expresses the elation found in this declaration of the power of God's word.
