Publisher:MorningStar Press (order online) Available individually or as a set.
Commissioned by: The National Lutheran Choir – David Cherwein, Conductor
Videos:
III. Water – The National Lutheran Choir
IV. Wind – The National Lutheran Choir
Text:
From Light to Light Susan Palo Cherwien
I. Earth
The heartbeat of God
Whispers to dark earth
Be.
Here.
Now.
II. Fire
O blesséd earth, o blesséd heat
O stomp, o snap, o soft!
Fire and flame the sinews of my flesh
Dance into the wonder of the earth
O flash, o feet, o form!
Spark! Spring! Song!
III. Water
My veins the sea
Your tears the sea
If we but knew
Here together apart
To water the earth
To shape, to wear away stone,
To meet, to carry, to be changed
If we but knew
Here to seek the low place
Here to run to the sea
IV. Wind
Thin this silver cord like wisp of smoke
Mere brush of breath against the face
Ah!
I know I do not know…
and smile grateful into light
(Mid clouds of myrrh the eagle soars
and hymns the heart of God)
and smile grateful
into
light.
