Let thine heart (Proverbs 3:1-12) – Owain Park

 

Proverbs 3:1-12

¹ My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

² For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

³ Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

⁴ So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

¹² For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

—

Let thine heart (2010 or 2011) by Owain Park (b. 1993)

Performed by the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir, conducted by Joy Hill, with Daniel Moult, piano, and Eleanor Ruth Tinlin, oboe.
This anthem was written for the King James Bible Composition Awards 2011, and was a finalist, appearing on BBC Radio 3’s ‘The Choir’ in June 2011.