Lyrics or Keywords

...wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. Ours is no caravan of despair. Come, yet again come. Though we've broken our vows a thousand times.

Notes

There's also an ostinato part with the remaining words of Rumi's poem: "Though we've broken our vows a thousand times" Here's an audio recording demonstrating the ostinato part: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12gU8vYjhCvjF1GRvxtdIFdUCNCoBWf--/view?… Rumi was a Sufi mystic, a Muslim political refugee, Here's another video suitable for worship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmMp0OKHgTA&feature=emb_logoand one of the world's most famous poets.

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words public domain music Lynn Ungar 4370 Edwards Ln. Castro Valley, CA 94546 [email protected]
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People

Composer
LYNN ADAIR UNGAR
Lyricist
Rumi AKA Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī AKA Mawlānā
Representation
BIPOC
Female

Tags

Theme(s)
Vocation
Unity/Diversity
Transformation
Simplicity/Stillness
Hospitality
Grief
Forgiveness
Emergence
Courage, Risk, and Curiousity
Brokenness/Healing
Attention
Tradition(s)
Islam
Language(s)
English

Musicality

Instrumentation
Piano
Guitar
A Cappella
Voicing
Round
Congregational singing
Rote
✔
Solo
✖

Music

UUA Hymnal
Singing the Living Tradition
Sheet music
printed ostinato part

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