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Five Biblical Songs
By the Rivers of Babylon - God our Lord We Sing Happy Songs to Thee - Hear Me God When I Pray to Thee - Come and Praise Our Lord - God the Lord is My Shepherd


Five Biblical Songs was written in the memory of Terry Fox, who ran the Marathon of Hope before succumbing to cancer. Betty and Roland Fox, the parents of Terry, attended the première by the Vancouver Chamber Choir with conductor Jon Washburn. The choir sang the songs on two western Canada tours.


Jon Washburn, Betty Fox, Roland Fox, Morawetz, 1982

Betty Fox, Morawetz, Roland Fox, 1982

A month after the Vancouver première, the Fanshawe Singers performed the songs with conductor Gerald Fagan.


Gerald Fagan and Oskar Morawetz, 1982
Photo: Victor Aziz Photography