- The Off'rings of the Eastern Kings (2006) SATB, guitar
- Premiere—Choir of Olivet Congregational Church, Paul Boehnke, cond., Saint Paul, MN 12/08
Text
The off'rings of the Eastern kings of old
Unto our Lord were incense, myrrh and gold;
Incense became a God; gold as a king;
And myrrh as to a dying man they bring.
Instead of incense (Blessed Lord) if we
Can send a sigh or fervent prayer to thee,
Instead of myrrh if we can but provide
Tears that from penitential eyes do slide,
And though we have no gold; if for our part
We can present thee with a broken heart
Thou wilt accept: and say those Eastern kings
Did not present thee with more precious things.
Nathaniel Wanley (1632-1680)