Familiar to generations of choristers and traditionally recited in the choir vestry immediately before or after a service, the Choristers' Prayer serves as a grounding reminder to church musicians that their singing and playing in church goes well beyond a vocal performance, but is rather a sincere, living expression of faith.

I wrote this short unaccompanied piece for the Choir of Leeds Minster in 2026, setting the words the we pray together so often. The radiant key of E major and the warm harmonic style give expression to the words, while the modulation to the mediant key of G# major makes for an uplifting climax at 'show forth in our lives', before the music relaxes towards the final 'Amen', concluding with a reverential, controlled pianissimo.