HSP-100-02A
The Path You Walk Upon / Dalton / SA choir and piano
The Path You Walk Upon for SA choir and piano
Hickory Street Publishing · catherine@catherinedalton.net · www.CatherineDalton.net
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The Path You Walk Upon 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 mountain be your highest hope as you walk through the valley of dreams. Walk your path with hope and love. Feel the wind urge you on. Step by step, through laughter and tears, following your heart song. 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. Walk your path with hope and love. Feel the wind urge you on. Step by step, through laughter and tears, following your heart song. Catherine Dalton, © copyright 2006
___________________________________________________________ “The Path You Walk Upon” was originally written for the Northern Lights Children’s Choir to be performed in honor of graduating seniors at White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota. While working on the lyrics, meant to send the seniors along their “paths,” I was drawn to use images from the natural world in the tradition of an Irish Blessing. While working on the second and third verses, I was driving to northern Minnesota for a weekend of dog sledding for girls and their adult companions. I kept having to pull the car over to record ideas! The SATB, piano, and violin arrangement was created for the White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church Adult Choir, directed by Thaxter Cunio, who included it in their 2005 Walk in Beauty CD. This version, for SA and piano, was commissioned by O.H. Anderson Elementary School’s 5th grade choir, directed by P. Brett Smith, the year my daughter, Maggie, sang with them. A few years later an SSA, piano, and violin voicing was commissioned by The Mahtomedi High School Women’s Choir by their director, Rob Pontious.
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Commissioned by O.H. Anderson Elementary School Choir, P. Brett Smith, Director
The Path You Walk Upon Treble Chorus, SA and Piano* Words and Music by
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