for strings, piano, glockenspiel and SATB chorus. Based on psalm 139
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Story behind the song
This song is based on psalm 139. It is really about the immanence of the Divine: Where can I go where you are not? Where can my eyes turn -- in what direction -- north, south, east, west... etc"
Lyrics
Lord, you have searched me
Lord, you have known me
You are inside me
And all around me
You discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path
You watch as I lie down
You know all my ways,
know all my ways.
Lord, you have searched me
Lord, you have known me
You are inside me
And all around me
Your hand rests upon my head.
You walk before me,
You walk behind
You watch from above,
lift from below.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me.
Where can I go where You are not?
Where can my eyes turn,
In what direction?
North, south, here, there,
East, west, near, far,
Length, breadth, depth, height,
That's where You are:
If I ascend to heaven You are there,
there at my side.
If I suffer pain and sorrow
You are by my side.
And if I ride the wings of morning,
You are there.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Alleluia, Alleluia!
(north south, east, west,
up down all around,
that's where You are,
that's where You are!)
