This is the third brand new recording that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has recorded on their own label. Planned as a direct follow up to their best-selling "Consider The Lilies" CD, "Peace Like A River" follows a very similar program of song selection and arrangements, with a sprinkling of spirituals, pieces by John Rutter, newly-arranged songs by Mack Wilberg, and much more. It's a lovely, peaceful CD for listening anytime you want a break from the world. Here's the track list:1 Sweet Peace
Music: English Folk Song
Text: David Warner
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 2:31
2 Be Still, My Soul
Music: Jean Sibelius
Text: Katharina von Schlegel (trans. Jane Borthwick)
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:52
3 Peace Like a River
Music: African-American Spiritual
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:31
4 All Things Bright and Beautiful
Music: John Rutter
Text: Mrs. C. F. Alexander 2:45
5 The Lord Is My Shepherd
Music: Thomas Koschat
Text: James Montgomery
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:33
6 This Is My Father's World
Music: Trad. English Melody (adapt. Franklin L. Sheppard)
Text: Maltbie D. Babcock
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:24
7 Wayfarin' Stranger
Music: American Folk Hymn
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:12
8 Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
Music: John Rutter
Text: St. Francis of Assisi 3:04
9 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Music: African-American Spiritual
Arrangement: Alice Parker and Robert Shaw 3:25
10 Deep River
Music: American Folk Hymn
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:10
11 The Lamb
Music: John Tavener
Text: William Blake 3:43
12 A Child's Prayer
Music: Janice Kapp Perry
Text: Janice Kapp Perry
Orchestration: Barlow Bradford 3:55
13 It is Well with My Soul
Music: Philip B. Bliss
Text: Horatio G. Spafford
Arrangement: Michael Davis
Additional Lyrics: Michael Davis 5:06
14 Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Irving Berlin
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:55
15 A Gaelic Blessing
Music: John Rutter
Text: Adapted from an old Gaelic rune 2:04
16 Though Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends
Music: English Folk Tune
Text: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:01
17 Come, Let Us Anew
Music: attributed to James Lucas
Text: Charles Wesley
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:07
I unreservedly recommend this recording for lovers of excellent choral singing, and people who are looking for beautiful, peaceful music in their lives. The Choir continues to set new standards for itself in their new recordings. If you haven't heard them yet on these brand new recordings, you owe it to yourself to discover why the Choir continues to be an American institution to be proud of.
