Description Behold, O There’s a Sight That Rends My Heart by Simon Peter (1743-1819) text by Christian Gregor Edited by Jayson Snipes Lent / Maundy Thursday SATB choir and organ/piano (SSTB?, SSAB? see notes) string parts available and optional. there is a soprano solo version for soprano and strings (Note: accompaniment part, in a lower key, is always available upon request, making the soprano range more accessible without the bass becoming too low. Pitch, at the time of this composition, was not standardized to A=440.) MMFS1501 Sponsored by the Moramus Chorale in honor of Jayson Snipes, Music Director. Simon Peter (1743-1819) was born in Heerendijk, Holland, to German Moravian parents. He was educated in Holland and Germany, and, with his brother Joh. Friedrich, came to America in 1770.
