About the piece
A hymn proclaiming Christ's kingship over all the earth. The edition, 17 measures in 2/2, carries soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
How to prepare it
The ranges are demanding in the outer voices: sopranos C4–G5 (a twelfth), altos B3–A4 (a minor seventh), tenors E3–E4 (an octave) and basses G2–C4 (an eleventh). The soprano reaches a G5 that should be prepared calmly, without forcing. Rehearse the text in four voices as a block, very slowly at first, until the harmony sounds in tune; then raise the tempo. In a chapel-hymn style the stress falls on the first beat of each measure.
When to use it
It works in Advent (for its expectation of Christ's reign) and in Ordinary Time, as an entrance or closing chant.