My Guardian Angel | Judith Weir - Wise Music Classical

First performed on 23rd December 1997 by The Joyful Company of Singers and the Spitalfields Festival audience, at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, conducted by Peter Broadbent.

Alternative OrchestrationSSATBB
ChorusSATB + audience/congregation
Duration3 min

CategoryChorus a cappella / + 1 instrument

Composer
Judith Weir
Text Writer/Librettist
William Blake

Performances
- 23rd December 2025, Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
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Programme Note

My Guardian Angel is a carol, which celebrates the increased incidence of public appearances by angels at Christmas time. It is a setting of short text by William Blake. The music of the carol is based around a short 'alleluia' which may be performed by the audience, whilst the choir weaves some 4-part counterpart around it. Alternatively, the piece may be performed, in 6 parts, by choir alone.

The Angel that presided o'er my birth
Said, "Little creature, form'd of Joy & Mirth,
Go love without the help of anything and earth".

© Judith Weir