This Alleluia originates from a beautiful text by St. Augustine. One evening in summer, I gathered this poem and a manuscript notebook, then visited our local rose gardens at dusk to sketch all the ways I could sing the word "Alleluia." A simple A B A form seemed to work, with the Alleluias creating the A sections, and the remaining text to create a contrasting B section. As the sunset filtered through the trees, I envisioned the light and beauty of eternity with expansive lines and lush harmonies propelling the music into exciting key changes and a climactic ending.