About This Song
About "Stewart: Psalm 79 "Deus, venerunt"" by Andrew Lucas
Stewart's Psalm 79 is a lament of ruins, the choir's opening cry 'Deus, venerunt' heavy with the smoke of a fallen city. The music's slow, mournful tread and dissonant suspensions create a landscape of desolation, where even the organ's pedal seems to sink into the rubble of Jerusalem.