Eternity is Forever (2018) by bobcohenmusic

EternityisForever for SSAAChorus MusicbyRobertS.Cohen TextbyRonaldW.Cadmus LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 Ph: (973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com ©2018

EternityisForever

Eternallovewillneverfade

Eternallightforevershine Whilemo-mentsgentlyseemtopassaway Thesoul,undying,inuswasmade. Lifeisshort,like twilightskies Sunmovesthedawn,displacesnight Throughcelestialspaces shinesforever,timeless,bright. Thoughdreamsseemlostwithinthedark Perpetualsongsriseonthewingsoflarks. Whenbeatingheart, slowsitspace Andquietbreathleavesnotitstrace Allthingsofsweet-nessseemreplaced.

Butfaith,likeloveisunending Andtruthwillforsake usnever asitspeaksitsmystery toremindtheheart fromthenightcomesthemorn thatineachnewmoment Weare blest, Lifeisreborn

Ando’erthethresholdofourminds Welearnthat

EternityisForever

                        Soprano1 Piano      Eternal       (for rehearsal) Lento   Solo(freely)     lovewillnever            fadeEternal            lightforever                              S1 Pno. 5       shineWhilemoments             gentlyseemto               passawayThesoul,un             dying,          inuswas       poco rit.                                        S1 S2 A1 Pno.    Lifeis  made.    Lifeis           Atempo  10 Tutti      short,liketwilight      short,liketwilight                 skies Sunmovesthe        skiesSunmovesthe      liketwilightskies                     dawn,displaces     dawn,displaces           -

                                                S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 14   nightThroughce     nightThroughce     nightThroughce      displacesnight                           lestialspacesshinesfor       lestialspacesshinesfor       lestialspacesshinesfor                           ever,shinesfor      ever,shinesfor      ever,shinesfor       forever                    -                        S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 17      ever,timeless,     ever,timeless,      ever,timeless,         forever,timeless,                           bright.   bright.     bright.Though     bright.Though                            dreamsseemlostwithinthe       dreamsseemlostwithinthe                      Per      withinthedark     dark  dark              ---2

            S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 21        petualsongsriseonthe    songsriseon    songsriseon    songsriseon                         wingsoflarks.      wingsoflarks.When     wingsoflarks.     wingsoflarks.                     beatingheart,slowsits     beatingheart,slowsits       beatingbeatingslowsits                                                        S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 24      heart,slowsitspace   pacepaceAnd  pace  pace                   quietbreathleaves     quietbreath     quietbreath     quietbreath                        notitstraceAll     notitstrace     notitstrace     notitstrace               -3

                        S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 27       thingsofsweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre                           placed.All   placed.   placed.   placed.               thingsofsweetnessseemre     thingssweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre      thingssweetnessseemre                         placed.All   placed.   placed.   placed.         -                        S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 31       thingsofsweetnessthingsof     thingssweetnessthingsof      thingssweetnessthingsof      thingssweetnessthingsof                              sweetnessseemreplaced.       sweetnessseemreplaced.      sweetnessseemreplaced.      sweetnessseemreplaced.                        thingsofsweetnessseemre       thingsofsweetnessseemre       thingsofsweetnessseemre       thingsofsweetnessseemre                      -4

                        S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 34    placed.seemre      placed.seemre    placed.seemre    placed.seemre                    rit.  placed.  placed.  placed.  placed.     Piumosso 35     But       But             semplice semplice -                 S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno.       faith,likeloveisun     faith,likelove            37      endingAnd       isunending                  truthwillforsakeus        truthwillforsakeus                  never     asit     never            -5

            S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 41      asitspeaksits     speaksitspeaksits     asitspeaks     asitspeaksits                          mysterytore       mysterytore      mystery      mysterytore                          mindtheheartfromthe   mindheart    toremind        mindtheheartfromthe                 - -            S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 44      nightcomesthemornBut         nightcomesthemorn    nightmorn   nightmorn                   subito  subito  subito  subito        faith,likeloveisun      faith,likeloveun      faith,likeloveun      faith,likeloveisun                            endingAnd   endimg     ending    endingAnd             6

            S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 47      truthwillforsakeus       truthwillforsakeus     truthwillforsake       truthwillforsakeus                        never   never        never      never                       WeWeare     Weareblest,     Weareblest,     Weareblest,                      cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco  cresc. poco a poco -                  S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 50      blest,Lifeisre       Lifeisrebornand     Lifeisreborn     Lifeisreborn                          bornthethresholdofour     Lifeisreborn     Lifeisreborn         andoe'rthethresholdofour                       mindsE         WelearnE      WelearnE       mindsWelearnthatE                        --7

      S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno.    ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter     ternityE     ternityE                               53         E       nity     E     nity       ternityE     ternityE                          ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter     ternityE     ternityE                               --- - -      S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 56     E       nity     E     nity       ternityE     ternityE                           ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter     ternityE     ternityE                                   E       nity     E     nity       ternityE     ternityE                           ---8

                        S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 59    ternity       Eter    ternity     Eter      ternityE             ternityE                                     E       nity      nity     ternity          ternity                        -                        S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno.    ternity       Ahh       Ahh  Ahh  Ahh               61       E                                            ternity      Ahh       Ahh  Ahh  Ahh                  E                                         9

                  S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 65      ternityisfor      Ahh       Ahh      Ahh  Ahh                      ever                                                Ahh       Ahh      Ahh  Ahh              E                                                     S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno.    ternity       Ahh       Ahh  Ahh  Ahh          69    E                                ternity      Ahh       Ahh  Ahh  Ahh             E                             10

                  S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 73      ternityisfor     Ahh       Ahh  Ahh  Ahh                     everE               E   E                       ternity       Ahh       Ahh    ternity   terni                        75   E               E   tyE                              S1 S2 A1 A2 Pno. 77    ternity       Ahh       Ahh    ternity   terni                            E E       E   E   tyE                   rit.   terni   terni   terni   terni   terni              ty  ty  ty  ty  ty          ---    11