{"product_id":"neswick-the-worlds-desire","title":"Neswick — The World's Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreble voices + piano \u003c\/em\u003e|\u003cem\u003e Duration: approximately 3:30\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Christ-child lay on Mary’s lap,\u003cbr\u003eHis hair was like a light.\u003cbr\u003e(O weary, weary were the world,\u003cbr\u003eBut here is all aright.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Christ-child lay on Mary’s breast,\u003cbr\u003eHis hair was like a star.\u003cbr\u003e(O stern and cunning are the kings,\u003cbr\u003eBut here the true hearts are.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Christ-child lay on Mary’s heart,\u003cbr\u003eHis hair was like a fire.\u003cbr\u003e(O weary, weary is the world,\u003cbr\u003eBut here the world’s desire.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Christ-child stood at Mary’s knee,\u003cbr\u003eHis hair was like a crown.\u003cbr\u003eAnd all the flowers looked up at Him,\u003cbr\u003eAnd all the stars looked down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG.K. Chesterton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the Children and Youth Choirs of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward Landin Senn, Assistant Director of Music (2013-2025)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1095\/2162\/files\/Bruce_4.jpg?v=1781712763\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBRUCE NESWICK (b. 1956) is the Interim Director of Music at St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego. He is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and Yale University, and his organ teachers have included David Dahl, Margaret Irwin-Brandon, Gerre Hancock, Robert Baker and Lionel Rogg. Mr. Neswick also holds Fellowship degrees from the American Guild of Organists and the Royal School of Church Music and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the South in 2016. He has conducted dozens of RSCM summer camps and festivals for boy and girl choristers and has been commissioned to compose for performers and churches throughout North America. Mr. Neswick’s skill at improvisation garnered him three first prizes from the 1989 San Anselmo Organ Festival; the 1990 AGO convention in Boston; and the 1992 Rochette Concours at the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland. Active as a recitalist, choral conductor and composer, he has performed and taught at many past AGO national conventions, including those in Dallas, Seattle, Washington, DC, and Boston. Mr. Neswick is represented by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catchword Octavo Editions","offers":[{"title":"[Pack of 5 @ $3.20 each] — Print octavo + digital download","offer_id":48217643188450,"sku":null,"price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"[Pack of 5 licenses @ $1.65 each] — Digital download only","offer_id":48217643221218,"sku":null,"price":7.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FREE - watermarked review copy","offer_id":48217643253986,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1095\/2162\/files\/TheWorld_sDesire.png?v=1786645235","url":"https:\/\/shop.catchwordmusic.com\/products\/neswick-the-worlds-desire","provider":"Catchword Music Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}