The Musical and Personal Legacy of William Byron Webster

Easter Hymn 28

music set to the text of 3 angels

William Byron Webster is a man of faith and a historian who understands the great moments in religious history in the larger context of their significance to the development of human institutions. His musical composition for Easter Hymn 28 … music set to the text of three angels … is his interpretation of the Resurection as a major nexus of Western Civilization leading to beliefs in the importance of the individual and ultimately providing the basis of democracy giving ordinary people a voice and the right to be treated well.