Stand in that River
About
“Stand in that River” by Moira Smiley
Enjoy this performance from Singing the World Awake at the Ordway Concert Hall on May 12, 2023, the final concert of the 2022-2023 Season.
Performers
- VocalEssence Chorus
- VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
- VocalEssence Singers Of This Age
- Moira Smiley, soloist and banjo
- Ru Burdette, Skylar Bandelin, Jeenee Lee, Madison Asher, Abbie Sulik, and Azure Anderson, soloists
- Sonja Thompson, piano
- G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor
Lyrics
I went to the river, but the river was dry.
The dust rose up to a darkened sky.
Tell me, where is hope?
Where do the waters run clear?
I do not know my way from here.
Come, and stand in that river.
Current, gentle and slow.
Send your troubles down water.
Down on that water flow.
When you stand in that river,
Angels sing in your head.
Secrets beyond every worry
dreams beyond every dread.
Tell me, sister, brother;
Where does that river flow?
It flows down to the great water,
Where soon my people will go.
Oh, Time passes.
Passes on down the stream.
Some days are so much sweeter.
Some days pass like a dark dream…so
Come, and stand in that river.
Current, gentle and slow.
Send your troubles down water.
Down on that water flow.
—Moira Smiley
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