When the Earth Stands Still - Macdonald, Don / Choosing Love (2021-2022)

Season	2021-2022
Performance Date	April 24, 2022
Performance Year	2022
Performance Time	4:00 PM
Location	Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Performance Title	Choosing Love
Composer	Don Macdonald
Country	United States
Year Composed	2016
Timing	3'10"
Performers	VocalEssence Singers Of This Age, Kayla Gibson, soloist
Text Translation	Come listen In the silence of the moment before rain comes down There's a deep sigh In the quiet of the forest and the tall tree's crown Now hold me Will you take the time to hold me and embrace the chill? Or miss me Will you take the time to miss me when the Earth stands still? 'Cause there's no use running 'Cause the storm's still coming And you've been running for so many years For so many years Come listen In the silence of the moment before shadows fall Feel the tremor Of your heartbeat matching heartbeat as we both dissolve Now hold me Will you take the time to hold me and embrace the chill? Or miss me Will you take the time to miss me when the Earth stands still? 'Cause there's no use running 'Cause the storm's still coming And you've been running for so many years So stay with me Held in my arms, like branches of a tree They'll shelter you for many years So many years For so many years (stay with me) Stay with me

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