About This Song
About "Battishill: Psalm 87 "Fundamenta eius"" by St Paul's Cathedral Choir
Battishill's Psalm 87 celebrates Zion as a mother of nations, the choir's harmonies blooming like flowers in a walled garden. The music is tender, almost lullaby-like, but the text's list of foreign peoples hints at a radical welcome. A quiet revolution in counterpoint.