I Lift My Eyes
Poet/Lyricist:
Psalm 121 and Thich Naht Hanh
“A provocative text combining the sentiment of Psalm 121 (I lift my eyes to the hills), with a quote from the Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Naht Hanh (I am solid as a mountain). The composer opens the piece with a beautiful unison melody set to the biblical text. In typical Szymko style, we are treated to a dramatic exploration of the theme, a harmonization of the original melody, and finally a strong statement to end the piece.“ — Santa Barbara Music Publishing web site
Level:
Moderate
Item | Voicing/Instrumentation | Duration | Price | Audio | View Score | Quantity |
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SBMP 658 | SSAA, piano | 3:30 | $2.10 | https://joanszymko.com/sites/joanszymko.com/files/audio_samples/04%20I%20Lift%20My%20Eyes.mp3 | Publisher Link | |
SBMP 691 | SATB, piano | 3:30 | $2.10 | https://joanszymko.com/sites/joanszymko.com/files/audio_samples/I%20Lift%20My%20Eyes%20%28SATB%29UofD.wav | Publisher Link |
Audio Credits:
SSAA Marcus High School Varsity Treble Choir, Jason Dove & Nathan Ratliff; SATB: University of Delaware Chorale, Dr. Paul Head, director
Publisher:
SBMP