The Prayer is a beautiful piece of music. I’ve heard it sung by many different artists, and now I get the chance to play it on my harp. Some of my favorite vocal performances are by Celine Dion, Andrea Bodeli, and Josh Groban. It was written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Tony Renis, and Alberto Renis. While I’d like to say the lyrics are what initially attracted me, I love the Italian version by Bocelli, but I don’t speak or understand Italian so it obviously isn’t just the lyrics. However, the lyrics are quite inspirational, a prayer for faith, justice, hope, peace, and brotherhood.
I was excited to find this Late-Beginner version arranged by Christy-Lyn Dose at Learning the Harp. I love how the melody flows and is supported by the left-hand chords. As my harp skills continue to grow I will certainly seek out other arrangements of this piece that are more difficult, and hopefully just as lovely. For the harpists out there, do you have a favorite arrangement? I’ve attached a video of one of my practice sessions with this song. I hope you enjoy it.