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Joan Szymko

Joan Szymko is widely regarded as an outstanding composer of choral music in America today. With a catalog of over 100 choral works in print, her music is sung regularly at choral festivals and competitions across North America and abroad and for nearly two decades has been heard on stage or in sessions at every...

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Sioux Prayer (SSA)

Name: Sioux Prayer (SSA)
SKU: JS-012
Availability: InStock

Joan Szymko

A calling on the spirits of the sky, the earth and the four directions.

Choral

treble choir

a cappella

fall, sacred, secular, spring, summer, winter

Difficulty: 2

Duration: less than 3 min.

JS-012

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Sioux Prayer

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SSA a cappella

The Medicine Wheel is a symbol that incorporates the four directions. Its spokes point east, south, west, and north. “Sioux Prayer” is a calling on the spirits of the sky, the earth and the four directions. Appropriate for progressive worship and in school settings.

Text

O our Father the Sky, hear us and make us strong.
O our Mother the Earth, hear us and give us support.
O Spirit of the East, send us your Wisdom.
O Spirit of the South, may we tread your path of life.
O Spirit of the West, may we always be ready for the long journey.
O Spirit of the North, purify us with your cleansing winds.

traditional Lakota Sioux

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