A TIME OF GIFTS
for MIXED CHOIR
2022
6’
commissioned by the Ryedale Festival
text by the Ryedale Festival Community Choir arr. Emma Harding
premiered by the Ryedale Festival Community Choir dir. Em Whitfield-Brooks
part of Seven Mercies (complete)
We tell you of our pride
We walk with you
A flash of brightness
Swallow wings
A flash of brightness
Opening door
A surprise green shoot
On a desolate day
The simple beauty
Smell of summer rain
Warmth of chilli soup
The first courgette
A lark in the cornfield
Bells ringing on
Round the corner of wonder
A song from the dark
We make a call
We cook a meal
We stand two metres
We take the time
We let you know
We are here
We send a card
We text a smile
We shop for you
We wash your hair
We tend your garden
We leave yellow flowers
We cradle the phone
We share your pain
We tell you of our love
We walk with you
We listen to your fears
We hold your grief
