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Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
(Recessional)

for SSAATTBB Voices    

duration 1½'

Publisher: Colla Voce (Dale Warland Choral Series)

Composed for: The Dale Warland Singers,
Dale Warland,Conductor
World Premiere: 1999, Minneapolis


Play Audio Excerpt
Heartland Chamber Chorale,
Robert Nance, Conductor
(474k mp3)

First Page of Score



 
Text:
 
 

Not one sparrow is forgotten,
E'en the raven God will feed;
And the lily of the valley
From His bounty hath its need.
Then shall I not trust Thee, Father,
In Thy mercy have a share?
And through faith and prayer, my Mother,
Merit Thy protecting care?

                Shaker Hymn (Canterbury Shakers Hymnal, 1908)