This, Too, Shall Pass - Guillaume, Sydney / Singing The World Awake (2022-2023)

Season	2022-2023
Performance Date	May 12, 2023
Performance Year	2023
Performance Time	7:30PM
Location	Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Performance Title	Singing The World Awake
Composer	Sydney Guillaume
Country	Haiti
Year Composed	2022
Timing	5'15”
Performers	VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Text Translation	This, too, shall pass. Time will go on. As time goes on Live will prevail. When the halls are empty and the canvas is bare; When the clay is unformed and no one is there; This, too, shall pass. Time will go on. We will strive When plague is upon us and death is in the air. We will strive When joy is more difficult than sadness and despair. When winter rages and spring overflows; Life will prevail. When summer is aflame and fall, the color goes; Live will prevail. Time will go on. Time still goes When true love is found and the race is won. Time still goes When new life is born and we see the sun. Time will go on. As time goes on We can remember how to love. This moment on We can remember to be kind. Time will go on Embrace each moment. Time will go on Welcome each moment. This, too, shall pass. —Lloyd Reshard, Jr.

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