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Song of the Five Thousand
A canonic table grace with abundance, gratitude and generosity at its core.
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Only a Couple Fishes
Flexible choral voicing: 2-4 part canon OR unison, piano
“Song of the Five Thousand” is the “table grace refrain” from Elizabeth Alexander’s lively choral piece “Only a Couple Fishes” – a warm, community-minded canon with abundance, gratitude and generosity at its core.
This publication includes both a piano/vocal score and a lead sheet, making it equally accessible for a choir, a soloist or a congregation. (For congregational licensing visit seafarerpress.com)
Composer’s Notes
Song of the Five Thousand is the chorus of Only a Couple Fishes, a humourous retelling of the ancient “Loaves and Fishes” miracle. The mystery of this timeless story lies in the unnamed source of the limitless bounty: does the feast come from a divine source, or from human generosity? The Bible doesn’t answer that question, and neither do I.
-Elizabeth Alexander
Text
As we share what we have with each other,
Let us sing out joyfully.
May abundance lead to gratitude,
Then to generosity.
-Elizabeth Alexander
© 2012 by Elizabeth Alexander.
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