Kevin Allen — Desidero, mi Jesu.

[www.kevinallen.info] Recorded live at the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Chicago by the Lincoln Chamber Chorale, and included on the CD "Restoration of the Sacred," Kevin Allen's setting of the Eucharistic poem "Desidero, Mi Jesu" was set to three-part equal-voice choir in 2005.

"I desire, O my Jesus,
Tha you would refresh me
On this the food of angels:
Make me, my kind Jesus,
Always worthily approach
To this divine repast.
Let this food be a nutriment,
Let this drink be a nourishment,
Be unto my soul:
Let it give grace while I breathe,
In my final agony
Be it a pledge of future glory,"

(Anonymous; Translated by Peter F.X. Gibson)

Soloists of the Lincoln Chamber Chorale:
Jennifer Haworth, soprano
Terry Sullivan, soprano
Sonia Ness, alto

Director: Timothy Woods

Contact Kevin Allen directly for the score to this composition and many others. www.kevinallen.info

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