That is Solemn, We Have Ended (SATB)

Audio Sample

Performed by the Byron Nelson High School A Cappella Choir, conducted by John Sikon

function disable_audio_download() { ?> Background: This song combines two short poems by Emily Dickinson into a reflection on life’s transitions and hope for the future. Perfect for concert performances, choral contests, graduations, or memorial services.

That Is Solemn, We Have Ended (Two Poems by Emily Dickinson)

Voicing: SATB

Difficulty: Advanced

UIL PML: Grade 5

Text by: Emily Dickinson

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Text:

“Ending”

That is solemn we have ended,—
Be it but a play,
Or a glee among the garrets,
Or a holiday,

Or a leaving home; or later,
Parting with a world
We have understood, for better
Still it be unfurled.

“Dawn”

Not knowing when the dawn will come
I open every door;
Or has it feathers like a bird,
Or billows like a shore?

Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door; or has it feathers like a bird, or billows like a shore?