My God Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
| Song Title | My God Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search) |
| Composer(s): | David Baker |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | Biblical text |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: God; Answering; Bible; Christianity; Crying; Day; Despair; Far; Finding; Forsaking; God; Groaning; Hebrew Bible; Help; Helping; Judaism; Night; Psalms; Questioning; Questions; Religion; Rest; Restless; Restlessness; Why; Words |
| First Line | My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1986 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+22&version=RSV |
| Larger Work | Through This Vale of Tears: In Memoriam Martin Luther King, Jr. (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ToVuzNDMpM |
| Catalog Designation | No. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Tenor |
| Premiered By | William Brown (Search) |
| Commissioned By | William Brown (Search) |
| Notes | Text from Psalm 22:1-2 (RSV) (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | https://www.halleonard.com/product/41318/through-this-vale-of-tears (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Tenor, string quartet, and piano (Search) |
| Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
| Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin; GTM (Search) |