Servire | The Sweetheart of the Sun, Eric William Barnum

Servire performs The Sweetheart of the Sun by Eric William Barnum in July of 2021 at The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia.

"She stood breast high amid the corn,
Clasped by the golden light of morn,
Like the sweetheart of the sun,
Who many a glowing kiss had won.

On her cheek an autumn flush,
Deeply ripened;—such a blush
In the midst of brown was born,
Like red poppies grown with corn.

Round her eyes her tresses fell,
Which were blackest none could tell,
But long lashes veiled a light,
That had else been all too bright.

And her hat, with shady brim,
Made her tressy forehead dim;—
Thus she stood amid the stooks,
Praising God with sweetest looks:—

Sure, I said, heaven did not mean,
Where I reap thou shouldst but glean,
Lay thy sheaf adown and come,
Share my harvest and my home."

Thomas Hood (1799-1845)

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Singers:
Jodi Lea, Sully Hart, Jessie Haarala, Beth Stovall, Christopher Short, Andrew Whitlow, Sandy Sharis, Caroline LeGrand, Colin Harrison, Jonathan Murphy, Kristen Murdaugh, Kerby Baier

Videographer: Coastal Videography
Recording Engineer: Scott McKee