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Composer
Sarah MacDonald
Text traditional
Voicing SAB, a cappella
Topics Benediction, Blessing, Close of Worship
Price $2.10 (U.S.)
Length 2' 15" Released 1/2020
Catalog no. 410-166
Difficulty Mod. easy
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Description
This very familiar blessing ("May the road rise up to meet you…") is set by Sarah MacDonald for SAB voices with great simplicity and grace. Perfect for a choral benediction or any occasion of farewell.
Text
May the road rise up to meet you,
may the wind be always at your back,
may the sun shine warm upon your face
and the rains fall soft upon your fields,
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of his hands.
Traditional blessing
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Review
"This simple setting of the beloved benediction has a genuine empathy and earnestness that grows from its uncomplicated expression. MacDonald moves directly through the first several phrases, with unhurried direction. At the final phrase, she slows the declamation through repetition that builds in intensity then settles down into a comforting final cadence. The short work is well within the reach of any ensemble able to sing unaccompanied and could be used at the conclusion of almost any liturgy or even concert performance." -AAM Journal, March 2020 |
