Thy Will, O Lord, Be Done

This voluntary begins with the first few pitches from the hymn tune, in order, but ignoring repeated notes. Eight measures later the tune enters in the soprano voice, uninterrupted, but fairly well disguised by ornamentation.

This piece is marked “Slowly, sustained.” Use your best legato technique and modest amounts of rubato and dynamic expression, as suggested in the score. The upper three voices are played with both hands on the same manual, and to treat all voices equally it will be necessary in s…