The Largo movement from Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony #9 titled “From the New World” has inspired various writers to give Christian words to the theme. The feel of the melody joins well together with the words by William Arms Fisher titled “Going Home.”

A sensitive setting of the chorus by General John Gowans (1934-2012) and General John Larsson (b. 1938), both of whom were one time the world leaders of The Salvation Army. Of the hundreds of lyrics General Gowans penned, this succinct chorus meant the most to him, for it was his personal mission statement:

This beautiful old prayer chorus by Salvation Army officer and musician Edward Joy is well-loved by Salvationists around the world. It is a “holiness” text that speaks of submitting completely to the Lord’s will – “not a fragment, but the whole” – and the simple melody follows well the meaning and emotional content of the words. This arrangement is also purposely simple to present the song in a direct and prayerful way

This arrangement is based on the tune “Rousseau” composed by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), a citizen of Geneva, Switzerland. It has been used by teachers, musicians, and film makers over the centuries to the words, “Go Tell Aunt Rhody” and other lesser-known texts.

This majestic setting features the text by Folliott S. Pierpoint (1835-1917):

The hymnal basis for this music is a melody penned by Ira D. Sankey in 1894. It was published in 1913 in a book titled “Service Songs for Young People’s Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings.”

The 23rd Psalm is one of the most familiar passages in scripture. It is a Psalm of reassurance and comfort. This paraphrase by Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877) is familiar to us today as “The King of Love My Shepherd Is.” This arrangement presents three verses of the tune.

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