About This Song
About "S. Wesley: Psalm 42 "Quemadmodum"" by St Paul's Cathedral Choir
S. Wesley's Psalm 42 is a deer panting for water, the choir's sopranos leaping like startled creatures. The tension is between thirst and despair—the melody rises in longing, then collapses into a whispered 'Why art thou cast down?' The organ's pedal notes are a deep, unsettling heartbeat beneath the beauty.