Clare Shore's God Bless the Animals
(St. Francis' Day Introit)
for Unison Chorus & Piano
The words for this whimsical anthem are by the composer: "Is your puppy jimmerjawed?
God Bless the Animals was written for the 2010 St. Francis' Day "Blessing of the Animals" service at USE: St. Francis' Day services, concerts LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: easy - for church choirs, middle and high school choruses God Bless the Animals is included in The SPRING 2011 NEW ISSUES of ECS PUBLISHING;
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Does your cat have four left paws? Does your turtle lack a tail?
Does your parrot really smell? Oh, God bless the animals, pretty, witty animals.
God bless the animals, large and small, furry, hairy, stinky, smelly, slimy, feathered,
finned and scaly. God bless the animals (one and all)."
Calvary United Methodist Church in Lake Worth, Florida, and is dedicated to that congregation.
this recording was made on April 5, 2011 in the Fraser Recording Studio at WGBH, Boston, MA,
by the Philovox Ensemble, directed by Robert Schuneman
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