Composed in 1981 this work is a setting of a sequence from the Mass for the Feast of St Thomas found in the missal of the Hereford use.The text is a conventional hymn of praise but it is distinguished by a lively andattractive rhythm and as this rhythm would have been lost in translation I have set it in the original Latin.The work is in the form of theme and variations and is characterised by a gradual crescendo throughout. It beginsvery quietly with solo timpani and then the choir sing the theme in unison unaccompanied by flutes bells timpani and lower strings.
