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The Path You Walk Upon is a Celtic-style blessing which uses nature as a guide, combining timeless harmonies and melodies.
SATB, piano and violin
SA and piano
SSA, piano and violin
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A Celtic-style blessing which uses nature as a guide, combining timeless harmonies and melodies.
SATB choir, piano and violin
SSA choir, piano and violin
SA choir and piano
Text: Catherine Dalton
Moderate
Premiered and Commissioned by: SATB Choir Premiere: White Bear Unitarian Universalist Adult Choir, Thaxter Cunio, director; SSA Choir Premiere: Mahtomedi Women’s Choir: Rob Pontious, director; SA Choir Premiere: OH Anderson Choir, Brett Smith, director
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*not all scores will have a sound fileThe Path You Walk Upon is a Celtic-style blessing which uses nature as a guide, combining timeless harmonies and melodies.
May the path that you will walk upon
be free of roots and stones.
May your days be filled with laughter
and the rain wash away your tears.
May your path lead you through forest dark
and the river still your mind.
May the mountains be your highest hope
as your dreams ever urge you on.
May the earth hold you in beauty
and the sun’s warmth fill your soul.
May the starshine be your guiding light
as your heart finds its way back home.
Catherine Dalton © 2006
The Path You Walk Upon was originally written for the Northern Lights Children’s Choir to be performed in honor of graduating seniors. While working on the lyrics, which were to send the seniors along their “paths”, I was drawn to use images from the natural world in the tradition of an Irish Blessing. The SATB arrangement was created for White Bear Unitarian Universalist adult choir who included it in their 2005 CD Walk in Beauty
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