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Sometimes referred to as, Sweden’s ‘Spiritual Troubadour’ Oscar Ahnfelt (1813-1882) composed many hymns often accompanying himself on ten string guitar. His collaboration with Lena Sandell produced many songs popular within Sweden and quite a number were translated and used throughout the world; Trust In God is one of that number. The original translation can be found in the Musical Salvationist (Gems 6); it is however the words by Will J. Brand (song 534) that have managed to find their place in the collective memory of The Salvation Army.
Howard Davies’ arrangement, while technically less demanding than some works, will require the musicians to be empathetic with the words and aware of the ensemble sound in attempting to capture the passion encapsulated in the words; particularly those of the chorus.There is nothing wasted in this arrangement. The writing is succinct, tone colours maximised and dynamics utilised to effect and reflect the intent of the words.
