Trembling Spirit S.M.
By Jesse P. Karlsberg
- Key
- E minor
- Type
- Fuging tune
- Time signature
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4
4 - Composed
- 2018
- Text
- Charles Wesley, 1763
Description
I wrote "Trembling Spirit" on March 5, 2018, in response to the "Tiny Tune Challenge" posted to the New Harmony group on Facebook to write a song that would fit in the space occupied by "Warning" (p. 213b in The Sacred Harp). Several singers had already contributed tunes, and I wanted to see whether I could write a fuging tune that would meet the challenge. It turns out I could!
Text
And am I born to die?
To lay this body down!
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown?