We Are Surrounded Words and music by Deanna Witkowski
SATB choir and piano, with optional bass and drums Choral score and rhythm section lead sheet Duration: 3’25”
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This original text was inspired by a line from Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe” which reads: "I say that we are wound/With mercy round and round/As if with air." We Are Surrounded Passing through the sea as through dry land; Watching as the walls start to fall; Finding our strength in weakness; Witnessing to all God’s done: We are surrounded by mercy That winds ‘round and ‘round as if with air. We are surrounded by God’s gentle arms Embracing and holding us in love. Asking God to dwell in our burdens; Setting our eyes on the cross; Stepping out with perseverance As we run the race before us: We are surrounded… We are surrounded by God’s gentle arms, God’s strong arms, God’s soft arms, Loving mercy that silently surrounds. Copyright © 2013 Deanna Witkowski/Tilapia Tunes/BMI. All Rights Reserved.
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Premiered by the Sanctuary Choir at Park Avenue Christian Church August 18, 2013, New York City
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