We Bloomed In Spring (SATB) – New Publication from Hummingbird Press

Edie Hill

SATB div., a cappella

Duration: 3:00

Text: St. Teresa of Avila trans. Daniel Ladinsky

Commissioned by Philip Brunelle and Plymouth Congregational Church
in appreciation for the generous gift of space to teach the Apprentices of
The Schubert Club Composer Mentorship Program

 

An intimate and reflective piece with cyclical, motivic echoes. This piece expresses the cycle of life and death juxtaposed with the eternity of a spiritual realm. Appropriate for school, college, church, and community choirs.

 

 

We
bloomed in Spring.

Our bodies
are the leaves of God.

The apparent seasons of life and death
our eyes can suffer;

but our souls, dear. I will just say this forthright:
they are God
Himself,

we will never perish
unless He
does.

-Daniel Ladinsky
Words of St. Teresa of Avila from Love Poems from God
translated by Daniel Ladinsky.
Copyright ©2002 Daniel Ladinsky and used with his permission.