About This Song
About "Stanford: Psalm 59 "Eripe me de inimicis"" by St Paul's Cathedral Choir
Stanford's setting of Psalm 59 is a hunted man's prayer, the choir darting through dissonant thickets. 'Deliver me from my enemies' becomes a rhythmic tug-of-war between panic and poise. The final amen lands like a door bolted against the night, but the echo lingers.