David Brunner - For Spacious Skies

  
For Spacious Skies is a fresh arrangement of a familiar patriotic text. The lovely new tune by Paul Short is a lyric and expansive melody, particularly well-suited for the voice, while the appearance of the original tune by Samuel Ward and the juxtaposition of the two in the final verse lends a feeling of familiarity. The vocal lines should be sung with conviction and warmth, the piano accompaniment strong and sturdy.