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Bay Area Chorus The Yearning- Craig Courtney

Recorded live on December 7, 2025 in Houston, TX. Craig Courtney, originally from Indiana, is an internationally acclaimed composer. He studied piano from a young age, earning degrees from the University of Cincinnati, and later taught at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. There, he began composing sacred choral music due to limited English-language options. Since 1985, he has published over 400 choral works and received numerous awards, including first prize in the 2003 John Ness Beck Foundation competition for Peace I Give to You. The Yearning is a composition notable for its compelling musical structure. The piece opens with a distinctive melody that highlights themes of longing and reflection, referencing “hearts weighed down by ancient grief and centuries of sorrow.” Both the music and lyrics progress toward a climactic resolution, centering on the concept of fulfillment found in Emmanuel, as the faithful anticipate “the day of His appearing.” There is a yearning in hearts weighed down by ancient grief and centuries of sorrow. There is a yearning in hearts that in the darkness hide and in the shades of death abide, a yearning for tomorrow. There is a yearning, a yearning for the promised One, the Firstborn of creation. There is a yearning for the Lord who visited His own, and by His death for sin atoned, to bring to us salvation. Emmanuel, Emmanuel, within our hearts, the yearning. There is a yearning that fills the hearts of those who wait the day of His appearing. There is a yearning when all our sorrows are erased and we shall see the One who placed within our hearts the yearning. Emmanuel, Emmanuel, within our hearts, the yearning.