Winter Stars | The Girl Choir of South Florida

Winter Stars by Jake Runestad. Text by Sara Teasdale.
Recorded live on February 23, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Sylvia Aycock, Accompanist: Carolyn Morgan.
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I went out at night alone;
The young blood flowing beyond the sea
Seemed to have drenched my spirit’s wings -
I bore my sorrow heavily.
But when I lifted my head
From shadows shaken on the snow,
I saw Orion in the east
Burn steadily as long ago.
From windows in my father’s house,
Dreaming my dreams on winter nights,
I watched Orion as a girl
Above another city’s lights.
Years go, dreams go, and youth goes too,
The world’s heart breaks beneath its wars,
All things are changed, save in the east
The faithful beauty of the stars.

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Beautiful!