There is a River in Judea

Often times I dream of music,
Of the river that freely flows.
And it sings a song sweeter than honey,
One everybody knows.

Late at night, I hear it singing.
Then again when I wake at dawn.
And it fills me up with hope and goodwill,
The will to go on,
Go on.

There is a river in Judea
That I heard of long ago.
And it's a singing, ringing river
That my soul cries out
To know.

I believe it keeps on travlin'
But it rests on the Sabbath day.
And the time when it pauses in stillness,
I almost hear it pray.
When I'm weary and downhearted,
How I long for the song it sings,
For the calm within its gentle blue,
The peace that it brings, it brings.

There is a river in Judea
That I heard of long ago.
And it's a singing, ringing river
That my soul cries out
To know.

May the time not be too distant
When we meet by the river (meet by the) shore.
'Til then dream of that wonderful day
As we sing once more, once more:

There is a river in Judea (hallelu)
That I heard of long ago (hallelu),
It's a singing, ringing river
That my soul cries out (my soul cries out)
To the river in Judea.
Hallelujah




The line 'I almost hear it pray' is my favorite, even though sopranos don't sing it, there's this BEAUTIFUL tenor part, it makes my heart rise every time. :-)

I sang 'Roxie' from Chicago at a choir concert on Saturday, and messed it up! *Takes a Bow* THANK YEEEW! Heh, ah well, tis a smaller thing.

I like to listen to my old choir concerts on CD, which I am doing now, very interesting to hear how a group grows and changes and diminishes, just to grow again.

You know, I have the best poem ideas when I am awake, but exhausted, just after the alarm rings for the third time, or so. However, they slip my mind by the time I sit down at the computer.

I already have three finals down, only two to go. Oh me. I'm ready to get outta here for the summer. I haven't even started packing, though. Which is not so cool. But it will get done. I'm on key duty most of tomorrow, so that will be a great time to take care of this... *ahem* clutter (to put it lightly).

'You'd notice him...and even without like cluckin' like a hen, everyone gets noticed now and then...'

I'm in "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Into The Woods" already this summer. Rehearsals will start as soon as I get home. Oh! And an audition for "Once on this Island". I think I'll sing 'The Wizard and I" and "Nice"...or maybe "Times Like This". They're all by the same writers who did Once on this Island, so that's helpful. Keep your fingers crossed! I already am Ernestine (great name!) and Little Red Riding Hood!

So, I guess I'm getting noticed, at least in community theatre.

I should update the ol' resume.

"I hope I haven't taken up too much of your time."

I'm off to get more boxes, drop off my First Aid kit (yeah, that was due Friday. My bad), and turning in old paperwork.

Peace, love, and gorgeous weather.