The King Shall Rejoice

While looking for a suitable ‘royal’ anthem for a service to be attended by members of the Australian Monarchist League, Nigel Poole felt that his small church choir did not have sufficient resources to do justice to any of the well-known, grand coronation anthems. So he took the text of the anthem by William Boyce, which was sung at the coronation of King Charles, and wrote this new setting, suitable for a parish choir. It worked well, and will be useful to have in the repertoire for any future royal occasions.