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Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander (Seafarer Press)
We Remember Them
An intergenerational song of thanksgiving appropriate for religious or secular occasions.
SATB, piano
A tender setting of “A Litany of Remembrance,” a beloved meditation on death and memory by Rabbis Sylvan Kamens and Jack Riemer. Unfolding with simplicity and grace, this imaginative, harmonically rich piece reflects the multifaceted experience of love and loss. Appropriate for All Souls Day, Memorial Day, or memorial services.
Text
In the rising of the sun and in its going down,
we remember them.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,
we remember them.
In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring,
we remember them.
In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer,
we remember them.
In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
we remember them.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends,
we remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength,
we remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart,
we remember them.
When we have joys we yearn to share,
we remember them.
So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us,
as we remember them.
Poem by Rabbi Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer
© by the Central Conference of American Rabbis. From Gates of Prayer (Central Conference of American Rabbis). Used by permission of the publisher
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