This is a song that I have only performed once in my entire life, because it was written for a very specific occasion – for a very special group of guys. The occasion was the final concert of the Church Singers, a men’s choir conducted by my father-in-law, Robert Gall, for 33 years. They came from an array of different churches (many of them also sang in their own church choirs) and they did a beautiful job of singing sacred songs- most of them in barbershop arrangements. Their final concert occurred at my church- Holy Communion- and since Bob asked me to play some piano music during the freewill offering, I decided to seize the moment and sing a little song which I composed earlier that very day! It was a complete surprise to all of them- and it remains a really special memory for me.
