David Hepburn created these three pieces for SATB for those instances where a short choral piece is needed in a worship service.

The three pieces are "Sing Unto the Lord," a bright call to worship, "Hear Our Prayer," a thoughtful prayer response, and "This Lord, I Pray," which could precede or follow a missions prayer or close a service.

The three pieces follow in order in the midi sound sample. The lyrics of each are:

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SING UNTO THE LORD by David Hepburn

Give thanks unto the Lord, the Lord!
Call upon His name.
Give thanks unto the Lord, the Lord!
Call upon His name.
Sing unto him. Sing, sing psalms unto Him.
Sing psalms unto Him.
He is the Lord our God.
Sing unto the Lord all the earth!
Show forth from day to day His salvation!

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HEAR OUR PRAYER by David Hepburn

Hear, oh hear our prayer, oh Lord.
Hear, oh hear our prayer, oh Lord.
Incline Thine ear unto our prayer,
And grant us Thy peace. Amen.

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THIS, LORD I PRAY by David Hepburn

Fill me with compassion, send me to the harvest,
Use me for Thy service,
This, Lord I pray.

Let me know Thy power others to persuade, Lord,
Use me every hour,
This, Lord I pray.

In a world of conflict, give me faith to triumph,
To Thy calling faithful be,
This, Lord I pray. Amen.


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MP3 sound sample: Entire piece (synthesizer/midi).



THREE SHORT PIECES FOR CHOIR by David Hepburn, for SATB choir, a cappella, comes in a PDF file of 1376K that contains seven pages of complete score and a license page, eight pages in all. Each piece is approximately 1:00 in length.