We Look for You from A Winter Breviary (Reena Esmail)

Chicago Chamber Choir
Christopher Windle, conductor

from "Carols with the Choir: Songs of Home and Hope", Holiday 2023

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(Evensong – Raag Hamsadhwani)

Eventide, our single star,
One looking star, this night.
Next to me, the sparrow hen,
Two pilgrims small and bold.
Dusking hour, that lonely hour
The sky dims blue to grey.
Our forest road will fade,
We look for You.
Pines glisten wet with sleet,
She looks with me,
We look for You.
Fog falls in
So close, my breath,
She looks with me,
We look for You:
Great Silent One Unseen,
We look for You.
Eventide, our single star,
One looking star, this night.
We look for You,
Forgiving light, our guide.

Rebecca Gayle Howell