The Royal School of Church Music has announced “Sing for the King” on May 6, 2023.

The showcase features a new commission from British composer and singer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange” to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III.

The piece entitled “The Mountains shall bring peace,” uses the text “Give the King they judge, O God,” “The mountains shall bring peace,” and “Sing to the Lord a new song.”

“We were delighted that in 2022 many hundreds of choirs were united in singing a piece specially written for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Now, in 2023, we hope that even more will want to learn Joanna’s The Mountains shall bring peace and join with choirs from around the world to celebrate the first Coronation in 70 years,” Royal School of Church Music Director Hugh Morris said in an official press statement.

“I was keen to find words which reflected not only King Charles’s faith but also something of his passion for the natural world and his love of the outdoors. When I think of our former Prince of Wales, I picture him walking in the Welsh mountains or in the Scottish Highlands. I’m also all too aware that this Coronation is taking place during a very turbulent time for our country and our planet and so I was searching for words which would in some way give us all hope for the future. Central to the commission brief was a big, singable tune, the kind of memorable melody which anyone and everyone can enjoy singing at the tops of their voices,” added L’Estrange.