Spirit Water
SATB with organ,
soloist, piano, string bass and percussion
"Create in us
a clean heart, O God and put a new and right spirit within us."
Psalm 51 was the inspiration for "Spirit
Water", a choral piece in three movements that was commissioned by
East Liberty Presbyterian Church to help celebrate the rededication of its
sanctuary. This rededication followed months of intensive cleaning and restoration work.
There is a powerful parallel between the
transformation of ELPC's Cathedral of Hope and the transformation that we must each
go through as individuals, as we walk our journey with God. In this
journey, we must occasionally stop, clean the cobwebs from our souls and
ask for God's help in following our intended path.
This cleaning does not
mean that we wish to erase our pasts. Our pasts hold powerful lessons that
become a part of everything that we accomplish in the future. Instead, we
must clean away those obstacles in our lives that prevent us from being
the loving persons that God wishes us to be.
It is my prayer that we as
individuals will take cleansing steps to prepare ourselves for our loving
futures and that God will "ignite us to do deeds of mercy and justice
around the world."
The three sections of
Spirit Water range in style from slow gospel to pop to jazz. Performance
time is 15 minutes.
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