I was ransacking my iTunes library, when I found this beautiful song that I sang about 4 years ago for IASAS Cultural Convention. Ever since we had to sing this piece, I've had to say that this is my favorite poem. There is a sense of peace and urgency, calmness and sadness reflected in the music that's quite rare to find in one song. Anyway, here's the song "Sure on this Shining Night" by Morten Lauridsen, with lyrics taken from James Agee's poem of the same title.