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Jocelyn Hagen
Timothy C. Takach
Timothy C. Takach Publications
Beatitudes
Jocelyn Hagen, Timothy C. Takach
Each part of nature and humanity is made sacred.
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Rose Ever Blooming
SATB a cappella
This gorgeous a cappella movement from the larger work Rose Ever Blooming is at home in so many different programs, both sacred and secular. Hagen and Takach bring Patricia Monaghan’s simple words to life through straight-forward music that offers warmth and depth for singers and audiences. Manageable vocal ranges and only 3 measures of SSA divisi make this an accessible fit for many choirs.
Text
Blessed is the air that breathes us, that we breathe.
Blessed is water that fills and drowns and quenches.
Blessed is earth that sustains and upholds.
Blessed are mountains, beautiful and treacherous.
Blessed are oceans, roads and barriers.
Blessed are islands, distant and contained.
Blessed are trees that shade and feed.
Blessed are fruits, nuts, stalks and roots.
Blessed are birds and beasts and snakes.
Blessed: butterflies, spiders, ants and bees.
Blessed is blood. Blessed is the heart.
Blessed are eyes, mouth, ears, hair,
nose, breasts, bellies, legs and feet.
Blessed are all things and all people.
Blessed are sun, moon, stars and rain.
Blessed am I, who lives in blessing.
Blessed are you, child of sun and rain,
embraced by and embracing this world.
– Patricia Monaghan, used with permission
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