Grace of the World arrives near the end of Russ McRee’s The Peace of Wild Things with an open and embracing character. Guitar, bass, drums and synthesiser create a spacious setting, while a steady pulse supports a melody that rises and falls gently through the piece. Russ wrote it with peace and resolution in mind, allowing those changes in the melody to unfold without disturbing the calm around them. The title comes from one of the closing images in Wendell Berry’s The Peace of Wild Things. Across the preceding pieces, McRee has moved through grief, water, stars, distance and rest. Here, those different shades begin to settle into a quieter place. Grace of the World is the seventh piece in the eight-part instrumental work.