Some years ago I became fascinated by an early American painting of the peaceable kingdom. It was by Edward Hicks and I discovered that it hangs in the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts. Some friends and I were in the area and made a detour to see this painting. It is a depiction of the text from today's first reading which speaks of God's restoration of the original beauty and order of creation when all was at peace. Many early American hymn texts and paintings were based on this same theme. Here is a link to contemporary Minnesota composer Carol Barnett's setting of an old fugueing tune, McKay. It starts simply but grows in ecstasy as various voices repeat and are laid over one another. Enjoy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GyJC45hXF7E
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