I weep for wonder
Sure On This Shining Night
Sure on this shining night
Of star-made shadows round
Kindness must watch for me
This side the ground.
The late year lies down the north.
All is healed, all is health.
High summer holds the earth.
Hearts all whole.
Sure on this shining night
I weep for wonder wand'ring far alone
Of shadows on the stars,
On this shining night.
~James Agee
Just imagine, Samuel Barber's musical setting is as beautiful, if not more, than the words of the poem. Few sights are as precious to me as a starry sky, and good music frequently moves me to tears. So it's no wonder this song cuts so deeply.
This is one of the pieces my choir will perform at the closing ceremony for the Pride Quilt display in Kitchener on June 15.
Sure on this shining night
Of star-made shadows round
Kindness must watch for me
This side the ground.
The late year lies down the north.
All is healed, all is health.
High summer holds the earth.
Hearts all whole.
Sure on this shining night
I weep for wonder wand'ring far alone
Of shadows on the stars,
On this shining night.
~James Agee
Just imagine, Samuel Barber's musical setting is as beautiful, if not more, than the words of the poem. Few sights are as precious to me as a starry sky, and good music frequently moves me to tears. So it's no wonder this song cuts so deeply.
This is one of the pieces my choir will perform at the closing ceremony for the Pride Quilt display in Kitchener on June 15.