Choir Sheet Music for Brother James Air

Mack Wilberg’s arrangement of Brother James’s Air has been recorded on the Tabernacle Choir’s CD, Heavensong:Music of contemplation and light. The arrangement is stunning and can be performed throughout the year, especially during reflective seasons.

Brother James’ Air Lyrics

The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want.
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,
the quiet waters by.

My soul He doth restore again;
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for His own Name’s sake.
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for His own Name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For Thou art with me; and Thy rod
And staff me comfort still.
For Thou art with me; and Thy rod
And staff me comfort still.

My table Thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me;
And in God’s house for evermore
My dwelling place shall be.
And in God’s house for evermore
My dwelling place shall be.

-Psalm 23

About the Composer
Mack Wilberg was appointed Music Director of The Tabernacle Choir in 2008, having served as Associate Music Director since 1999. He is a former professor of music at Brigham Young University, where he received his bachelor’s degree; his master’s and doctoral degrees are from the University of Southern California. Alongside Wilberg’s conducting responsibilities he is active as a pianist, choral clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to the many compositions he has written for The Tabernacle Choir, his works have been performed by artists such as Rene Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazn, Deborah Voigt, and The King’s Singers. Wilberg’s arrangements and compositions are performed and recorded all over the world.