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Christopher H. Harris
Graphite Publishing
Joy Never Leaves
A full-throated and elated celebration of the human spirit.
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Joy Never Leaves
for SATB and piano
Harris’s composition positively bursts and cascades with flowing tears and shouts of joy. “Joy Never Leaves” is a full-throated and elated celebration of the human spirit from beginning to end. It’s a “must” experience for both choir and audience. Moderate vocal ranges and a lack of divisi make “Joy Never Leaves” accessible to most choirs. The exciting piano accompaniment provides a great opportunity for a collaborative pianist to make an important contribution to the performance.
Text
I am full of tears!!
Tears of joy that seem to well and flow
upon the thought that I carry the promise
of beauty for ashes and life anew.
A plan so delicate that no gentle hand of ours
could place it all in place with grace
to cause it not to break.
Birthed from faith and made with love, it grows.
Hope nurtures it and peace sustains
the dwelling place as the hymn does
the soul that sings of Thee.
These tears which once fell for loss,
now build a grateful river that runs
through forests of prayer and possibility.
They flow, but joy never leaves.
– Devondra Banks, “Joy Never Leaves.” Used with permission.
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