SATB VERSION: "Sweetest Song of Praise"--composed and arranged by David Len Allen (c) 2025

I imagined it would take some time to restore/reconstruct this piece to it's original SATB format without having a copy of the handwritten manuscript, by reverse-engineering the TTBB version which Greg Miller had hidden away in his Len Allen stash for all these many years.

The Choir Music Library in our old neighborhood church had about 50 titles I composed in original handwritten manuscript. Some I reworked and were formally published by Jackman Music/Theadore Presser/Universe Press. Others remained in their original form in the Choir Closet. And I don't remember everything I ever work on--that's why I write them down!

I was able to work on this at his request (for an updated TTBB version). He took a picture of the music and sent it to me. Nothing that 16 or 17 hours in one 24-hour period can't fix and the longer I type, the closer it gets to 18 hours.

I wanted the accompaniment to be exactly the same on both versions and it is--now. I had to go back to the men's version after rendering the SATB version to make them match. One section of flute and oboe didn't work in the SATB section so I flipped it to the last verse where it did fit very nicely.

And here it is. If you would like a packet of SATB or TTBB let me know. A voice lead sheet for "the other" is included in both.

The ACCOMPANIMENT ONLY MP3 is the same for both as are the extracted instruments parts.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
And in case you're wondering, it's my take on LDS Hymn Nº 93 "For the Beauty of the Earth" with a new original tune with some Folliett Pierpont's words altered a bit. DLA