Lawson-Gould Music Publishing Zion's Walls - McCurry/Althouse - SATB

Music: John G. McCurry (1821-1866) (The Social Harp, 1855)
Arranger: Jay Althouse
Format: Choral Octavo
Voicing: SATB divisi, a cappella

Originally published in The Social Harp in 1855, this revivalist song has become deeply woven into the American folk music tradition. A powerful and insistent rhythmic foundation is laid by the low voices, as the agile melody darts over top. A slower middle section offers some warm homophonic harmony in a setting that is largely polyphonic. The dance returns and builds to a dazzling and multi-textured finish. Exquisite!