What better way to celebrate all things Celtic than enjoying ‘Today, Tonight And Forever’, a choral setting of the prayer of St Colmcille (Columba), presented here in a concert at St. Bride’s Church, London, exactly eight years ago today.
Be a bright flame before me, O God
a guiding star above me.
Be a smooth path below me,
a kindly shepherd behind me
today, tonight, and for ever.
Alone with none but you, my God
I journey on my way;
what need I fear when you are near,
O Lord of night and day?
More secure am I within your hand
than if a multitude did round me stand.
For more information about this piece, or indeed the suite ‘Many Rooms’ that it is taken from, follow the link below:
https://mikestubbscomposer.com/many-rooms/
This performance was recorded at JAM’s Music Of Our Time concert on 17th March, 2016 at St. Bride’s Church, Fleet Street.
‘Today, Tonight And Forever’ is the third movement of the choral suite, ‘Many Rooms’, inspired by the different chapels and features of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, and premiered at a concert there on June 13th 2015.
Mike Stubbs, Composer 