This Amen, composed in 1981, is exemplary of the kinds of introductions, scored prayers for the church service, interludes, and other punctuational sacred music that is frequently found in Dr. Davis' manuscripts.
	The text of Lord, With A Glowing Heart was written by Francis Scott Key and set to music by Vernon Perdue Davis in 1984. This song, written in a medium vocal range, expresses religious devotion and a desire for worthiness. This lovely melody has a particularly lyrical quality and is reminiscent of a 19th century art song.
	This Bagatelle is one of a set called "Last Bagatelles" which contains sixteen solo piano pieces that are dedicated to different people. This work, written in 1987, was dedicated to Lee Anderson Orr, Esq. Dr. Orr was a piano student of Dr. Davis' at Southwestern (now Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee). After accepting a position as Professor of English at Virginia Wesleyan College, Professor Orr would often visit Dr. Davis in  Richmond and they would play piano four-hand music together.