Words by Henrietta Cordelia Ray
(flexible throughout)
Music by Hilary Purrington
We climb the slopes of life with throb bing heart, and ea ger
We climb the slopes of life with throb bing heart, and ea ger
pulse, with throb bing heart, like chil dren toward a star.
pulse, with throb bing heart, like chil dren toward a star.
alluring, almost trance-like
mu sic, re spon sive start the night in–night gales in gales to rich er re spon sive start the night in– night in gales to rich er
mu sic, re spon sive start the night in gales to rich er re spon sive start the night in gales to rich er
dew y skies; jar of
sha dows mar a while the dew y skies; no in ner jar of
sha dows mar a while the dew y skies; no in ner jar of
sha dows mar a while the dew y skies; no in ner jar of
con flict bids us with our quest to part, quest to part.
con flict bids us with our quest to part, quest to part.
con flict bids us with our quest to part, quest to part.
con flict bids us with our quest to part, quest to part.
exuberant, with conviction
We see a down the dis tance, we see a down the dis tance, rain bow
We see a down the dis tance, we see a down the dis tance, rain bow
We see a down the dis tance, we see a down the dis tance, rain bow
We see a down the dis tance, we see a down the dis tance, rain bow
arched, rain bow arched, melt ing aisles of li quid arched, rain bow arched, what melt ing aisles of li quid arched, rain bow arched, what melt ing aisles of li quid arched, rain bow arched, melt ing aisles of li quid
light and bloom! We has ten, light and bloom! bloom... We has ten, light and bloom! Li quid light and bloom! Li quid light and li quid light and light and bloom! Li quid light and bloom! Li quid light and li quid light and
trem u lous, with lips all parched, and eyes wide stretched, and eyes wide trem u lous, with lips all parched, and eyes wide stretched, and eyes wide
li quid light and with lips all parched, and eyes wide stretched, and eyes wide
li quid light and with lips all parched, and eyes wide stretched, and eyes wide
stretched, nor dream of com ing gloom. some thing held
stretched, nor dream of com ing gloom.
stretched, nor dream of com ing gloom.
stretched, nor dream of com ing gloom.
E nough that some thing held
E nough that some thing held
e ver stirs. Can we re pine? Can we re pine? e ver stirs. Can we re pine? Can we re pine? in us e ver stirs. Can we re pine? Can we re pine? in us e ver stirs. Can we re pine? Can we re pine?