(band, orchestra, and flex options)
"Heaven's Morning Breaks" is a composition centered around the hymn "Abide With Me" (to the tune of Eventide) is both reflective and joyful. The title comes from one of the closing lines in the last stanza: "Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me."
The author Henry Francis Lyte, wrote the poem after contracting tuberculosis at the age of 54. Just two weeks later, he died and the piece was first performed at his funeral.
Difficulty: Grade 3-3.5
