Eternity is Forever (2018) by bobcohenmusic

EternityisForever for SATBChorus MusicbyRobertS.Cohen TextbyRonaldW.Cadmus LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 Ph: (973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com

EternityisForever

Eternallovewillneverfade

Eternallightforevershine Whilemomentsgentlyseemtopassaway Thesoul,undying,inuswasmade. Lifeisshort,like twilightskies

Sunmovesthedawn,displacesnight Throughcelestialspaces shinesforever,timeless,bright. Thoughdreamsseemlostwithinthedark

Perpetualsongsriseonthewingsoflarks. Whenbeatingheart, slowsitspace Andquietbreathleavesnotitstrace Allthingsofsweetnessseemreplaced.

Butfaith,likeloveisunending Andtruthwillforsake usnever asitspeaksitsmystery toremindtheheart fromthenightcomesthemorn. Thatineachnewmoment Weare blest, Lifeisreborn

Ando’erthethresholdofourminds Welearnthat

EternityisForever

                        Soprano Piano      Eternal       (for rehearsal) Lento   Solo(freely)     lovewillnever            fadeEternal            lightforever                              S Pno. 5      shineWhilemoments            gentlyseemto             passawayThesoul,un           dying,         inuswas      poco rit.                                        S A T Pno.    Lifeis  made.    Lifeis           Atempo 10       short,liketwilight       short,liketwilight                 skies Sunmovesthe       skiesSunmovesthe      liketwilightskies                     dawn,displaces     dawn,displaces           -

                                                S A T B Pno. 14   nightThroughce     nightThroughce     Throughce      displacesnight                          lestialspacesshinesfor       lestialspacesshinesfor       lestialspacesshinesfor                           ever,shinesfor      ever,shinesfor     ever,shinesfor       forever,                    -                        S A T B Pno. 17      ever,timeless,      ever,timeless,      ever,timeless,        forever,timeless,                            bright.     bright.Though     bright.Though     bright.Though                    dreamsseemlostwithinthe       dreamsseemlostwithinthe       dreamsseemlostwithinthe                         Per      withinthedark  dark  dark             ----2

            S A T B Pno. 21        petualsongsriseonthe       songsriseon    songsriseon    songsriseon                          wingsoflarks.      wingsoflarks.When     wingsoflarks.     wingsoflarks.                         beatingheart,slowsits      beatingheart,slowsits       beatingbeatingslowsits                                                        S A T B Pno. 24      heart,slowsitspace   pacepaceAnd  pace  pace                      quietbreathleaves     quietbreath     quietbreath     quietbreath                        notitstraceAll     notitstrace     notitstrace     notitstrace               -3

                        S A T B Pno. 27       thingsofsweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre     thingssweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre                             placed.All   placed.   placed.   placed.               thingsofsweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre     thingssweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre                             placed.All   placed.  placed.   placed.          -                        S A T B Pno. 31       thingsofsweetnessthingsof      thingssweetnessthingsof     thingssweetnessthingsof      thingssweetnessthingsof                               sweetnessseemreplaced.       sweetnessseemreplaced.      sweetnessseemreplaced.      sweetnessseemreplaced.                            thingsofsweetnessseemre       thingsofsweetnessseemre       thingsofsweetnessseemre       thingsofsweetnessseemre                     -4

                        S A T B Pno. 34    placed.seemre      placed.seemre     placed.seemre    placed.seemre                       placed.But    placed.But   placed.   placed.                  faith,likeloveisun    faith,likelove             36  Piumosso-            S A T B Pno. 37     endingAnd      isunending                   truthwillforsakeus       truthwillforsakeus                   never      neverasit           5

            S A T B Pno. 40      asitspeaksits     speaksitspeaksits     asitspeaksits     asitspeaks                         mysterytore       mysterytore     mysterytore      mystery                         mindtheheartfromthe   mindheart        mindtheheartfromthe    toremind                            S A T B Pno. 43      nightcomesthemornBut         nightcomesthemorn   nightmorn    nightmorn                         faith,likeloveisun    faith,likelove      faith,likeloveisun      faith,likeloveun                          endingAnd      isunending     endingAnd   ending               6

            S A T B Pno. 46      truthwillforsakeus       truthwillforsakeus       truthwillforsakeus   truthwill                     never   never     never        never                    WeWeare     Weareblest,     Weareblest,     Weareblest,                      cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco                   S A T B Pno. 49      blest,Lifeisre      Lifeisrebornand     Lifeisreborn     Lifeisreborn                         bornthethresholdofour     Lifeisreborn         ando'erthethresholdofour     Lifeisreborn                       mindsE         WelearnE       mindsWelearnthatE      WelearnE                       ----7

            S A T B Pno.    ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter     ternityE     ternityE                                   52      E       nity     E     nity       ternityE     ternityE                            ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter     ternityE     ternityE                              ---- - -            S A T B Pno. 55    E       nity     E     nity       ternityE     ternityE                           ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter     ternityE     ternityE                                   E       nity     E     nity       ternityE     ternityE                         ---8

                              S A T B Pno. 58    ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter     ternityE     ternityE                                     E       nity      nity     ternity    ternity                        --                        S A T B Pno.    ternity       Ahh       Ahh  Ahh      Ahh                   60      E                                                   ternity      Ahh       Ahh  Ahh     Ahh                      E                                               9

                  S A T B Pno. 64      ternityisfor      Ahh       Ahh      Ahh      Ahh                         ever                                                      Ahh       Ahh      Ahh     Ahh                 E                                                           S A T B Pno.    ternity      Ahh       Ahh  Ahh     Ahh             68    E                                       ternity      Ahh       Ahh  Ahh     Ahh                E                                    10

                  S A T B Pno. 72      ternityisfor     Ahh       Ahh  Ahh     Ahh                       everE               E     E                        ternity       Ahh       Ahh    ternity     terni                          74   E               E     tyE                    -            S A T B Pno. 76    ternity       Ahh       Ahh    ternity     terni                        E       E       E   E     tyE                     rit.   terni   terni   terni   terni     terni                ty  ty  ty  ty     ty               ----    11