A Tender Shoot

Briggs, Kerensa (b. 1991)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Advent → General Advent Season
Proper of Time → Advent → Second Sunday of Advent → Cycle A

Publication Information:
Boosey & Hawkes — 9790060138492

Duration: 2 min
Lyrics:

A tender shoot hath started
Up from a root of grace,
As ancient seers imparted,
From Jesse’s holy race,
It blooms without a blight,
Blooms in the cold bleak winter,
Turning our darkness into light.

This shoot Isaiah taught us
From Jesse’s root should spring;
The Virgin Mary brought us
The branch of which we sing;
Our God of endless might
Gave her this child to save us,
Thus turning darkness into light.

German 15th Century
Versified by Otto Goldschmidt (1829–1907)
Translated by William Bartholomew (1793–1867)

Notes: SATB divisi a cappella
Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Dec 2, 2024 Last updated: Mar 15, 2025