As the kernel within
an ear of corn
As alcohol within
the wine
As a pearl within
the oyster
As the poor within
the kingdom of heaven
As God within
a woman’s womb
So is my life within
the heart of God.
The composer, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, has set Mothered for four-part choir and ‘cello,
with the first performance in St Mary’s during the exhibition, on Palm Sunday 2026.