George MacDonald

The Savior’s Carol (George MacDonald)

Dec 182010

Here's a brand-new choral piece I just wrote. It had its premiere on December 16, 2010, at my church's Christmas concert. The text is a Christmas poem by George MacDonald. He gave it the title "A Christmas Carol," which is descriptive enough but rather too much like every other Christmas song ever composed, so I [...]

I See a Little Child (George MacDonald)

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Aug 252009

Originally Published: June 2008 Background story: This week for church I decided to get a bit ambitious. I was planning the service for a sermon on Mark 2:18-22, where Jesus shows how what He offers is superior to the rules of religion. For some reason, into my head popped a poem from George MacDonald’s Diary [...]