This is a setting of the the final verse of "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (HYFRYDOL). The text source reflects it usage in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymnal # 631
"Finish, then, thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in thee;
Changed from glory into glory
Till in Heav'n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise!"
Charles Wesley (1747)
This setting premiered on December 18, 2024 at St. Thomas Lutheran Church for the "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" 2024 St. Thomas Lutheran Advent Cantata with the New Life Choir under the direction of the arranger (Jason M. Horner), and featuring Curtis Pelster on Trumpet and Elliott Lockwood on Piano.
