Instrumentation:

SATB Choir

Duration: ~5:30

I was looking at Latin lyrics and stumbled upon this text that also ended up being the near perfect fit for what I wanted to express with Benevolence: 

Latin:

Veni sancte Spiritus:

Reple Tuorum corda fidelium:

et tui amoris in eis ignem accende.

qui per diversitatem linguarum cunctarum

gentes in unitate fidei congregasti.

Alleluia

English:

Come Holy Spirit:

fill the hearts of your faithful,

and kindle your love in them.

You have gathered the nations

together in the unity of faith.

Alleluia.

It deeply resonated with me since it perfectly describes the fundamental issue of our present - a lack of unity and a missing consciousness for the responsibilities a society imposes upon us. I wanted this piece to be a reminder that most of our issues can be fixed by exercising more benevolence, by being more open and sympathetic towards one another - despite the, sometimes overwhelming, weight of differing opinions.