The Last Prayer
| Song Title | The Last Prayer (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Sarah Hutchings |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Max Ehrmann |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Abiding; Afterlife; Beautiful; Bliss; Children; Closing; Consciousness; Courage; Death; Dwindling; Earth; End; Existence; Eyes; Falling Asleep; Glad; Important; Infinity; Last; Life; Living; Love; Memories; Metaphor: Death as Sleep; Metaphor: Dying Person as Tired Child; Moments; Old; Past; Peace; Prayers; Praying; Quiet; Raising; Recording; Remembering; Right; Seasons; Spending; Stern; Strength; Struggles; Sunset; Tenderness; Thinking; Tired; Unconscious; Voices; Weary; Women |
| First Line | I am weary lying here so long. (Search) |
| Average Duration | 4:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2016 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=VAA9478&chunk.id=d1e8761&doc.view=0&anchor.id= |
| Larger Work | In Seasons of Life's Pursuit (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTLkHNLXoTU |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Baritone |
| Range: | A2 - D4 (Search) |
| Original Key | C# Minor (Search) |
| Premiered By | Mitchell Hutchings (Search) |
| Notes | Although the composer was born in Lexington, KY, her family is primarily from the state of Indiana. There is a geographic connection here between the poet, Max Ehrmann, and composer, Sarah Hutchings. The work was premiered in it entirety at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM , American Vocal Arts LLC (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | American Vocal Arts (Search) |