This is a minor-key character piece by a lesser-known composer of the late Romantic era. It relies heavily on expressive phrasing and a sustained, vocal-like melodic quality.
Focus on maintaining a consistent, singing tone while managing the inner voice harmonic shifts.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
1st Sorrow Prayer is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of 1st Sorrow Prayer lasts about 3 minutes.
1st Sorrow Prayer is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include At The Waters Edge Op.27 No.4 by Jones-Stubbs, At The Waters Edge by Jones-Stubbs, Boon, L8 by Jones-Stubbs — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.