Delay

Jeremiah Ingalls’ setting of Charles Wesley’s hymn Ah! Whither should I go unfolds with a gentle, pleading character, the STB voices weaving together to express the profound spiritual struggle of the text. The music mirrors the lyrical journey from weariness and doubt to a desperate plea for divine intervention. As the choir moves through the verses, the harmonic language reflects the internal conflict of the sinner held back by an unknown impediment. The composer’s straightforward approach to the text emphasizes the directness of the plea, inviting the listener into this deeply personal moment of spiritual introspection and longing for surrender. The English text, a powerful expression of spiritual inertia and the desire for freedom, is rendered with earnest sincerity.