Beckett sang with a bright, unforced top and clean intonation through the rangy melody, shaping the verses with intimacy and then yielding generously to the choir. Behind him the sections balanced beautifully: a warm tenor core, tight homophonic stacks on the title word, and crisp consonants that kept the rapid lyric legible. The dynamic shaping, from near-whisper to full-throated release, never blurred the blend.