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Hicks’ version is known for its emotive piano accompaniment and building intensity. While the text remains faithful to the original 18th-century hymn by Samuel Medley, the arrangement breathes new life into the melody by Lewis D. Edwards.

Hicks’s approach to arrangement is not merely functional—designed only for congregational singing—but is deeply expressive. When a pianist or vocalist approaches the Michael Hicks sheet music, they are engaging with a score that demands nuance. It requires a performer to look beyond the vertical harmonies and follow the horizontal emotional arc of the text. This aligns with Hicks’s broader artistic goal: to elevate the hymn from a communal exercise to a personal, artistic testimony.