Cleveland Chamber Choir: "Requiem" by Eliza Gilkyson, arr. Craig Hella Johnson

Assistant Conductor Corey Fowler leads the Cleveland Chamber Choir in a performance of "Requiem" by Eliza Gilkyson (b. 1950), arranged by Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962). With Hana Chu, piano.
Recorded LIVE on June 11, 2022 at St. Sebastian Church, Akron, OH.
Requiem (text by Eliza Gilkyson, b. 1950)
mother mary, full of grace, awaken
all our homes are gone, our loved ones taken
taken by the sea
mother mary, calm our fears, have mercy
drowning in a sea of tears, have mercy
hear our mournful plea
our world has been shaken
we wander our homelands forsaken
in the dark night of the soul
bring some comfort to us all
oh mother mary come and carry us in your embrace
that our sorrows may be faced
mary, fill the glass to overflowing
illuminate the path where we are going
have mercy on us all
in funeral fires burning
each flame to your mystery returning
in the dark night of the soul
your shattered dreamers, make them whole,
oh mother mary find us where we've fallen out of grace
lead us to a higher place
in the dark night of the soul
our broken hearts you can make whole
oh mother mary come and carry us in your embrace
let us see your gentle face, mary
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The nearest song to a hymn that I have ever heard

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The nearest song to a hymn I have ever heard.