Dedicated to ‘our precious children’ this beautiful work for SSATB choir is both a love-song, full of adoration at the wonder of youth, and a hymn to their future and well-being. The music begins with breath-taking stillness, the vocal parts gently unfurling to join the choral texture. The emotional energy intensifies, culminating in a powerful climax built upon majestic chords. The music softly ebbs away, giving way to a warm and peaceful character that flows until the final chord. Originally composed as a movement within a Christmas cantata, ‘Oh, Perfect Child’ is a special work suitable for holiday and all other concert programmes.