About This Song
About "Parry: Psalm 84 "Quam dilecta!"" by St Paul's Cathedral Choir
Parry's Psalm 84 is a radiant pilgrimage, the choir's soaring phrases evoking the sparrow's flight toward the altar. The music's warm, diatonic harmonies and gentle climaxes convey a deep yearning for home, a tension between the weariness of exile and the joy of arrival at the courts of the Lord.