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Bridges

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Composer

  Bill Staines


Lyricist

 Bill Staines 


Arranger

 Jane Ramseyer Miller 


Publisher

 www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/bridges-23547874.html 


Score Status

 Self-Published 


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Composed by Bill Staines. Arranged by Jane Ramseyer Miller. Perfect for high school, community chorus, or college choir – this stunning arrangement of “Bridges” calls for harmony through language and action to build strong communities across our world. Songwriter Bill Staines writes lovely, infectious melodies, and his lyrics inspire compassion and depth.

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[Verse 1] There are bridges, bridges in the sky They are shining in the sun They are stone and steel and wood and wire They can change two things to one

They are languages and letters They are poetry and awe They are love and understanding And they’re better than a wall

[Verse 2] There are canyons, there are canyons They are yawning in the night They are rank and bitter anger And they are all devoid of light

They are fear and blind suspicion They are apathy and pride They are dark and so foreboding And they’re oh, so very wide

[Verse 3] Let us build a bridge of music Let us cross it with a song Let us span another canyon Let us right another wrong

Oh, and if someone should ask us Where we’re off and bound today We will tell them, “Building Bridges” And be off and on our way


Voicing

SATB or SSA

Text Language

English

Difficulty

2-Average

Duration

< 3 min

Characteristics

LGBTQ+ composer  – School Engagement – Woman composer

Theme

Civil Rights
Discontent
Protest

Genre

Contemporary Choral
Folk
Protest Song
Street Song / Community Engagement

Instruments

piano
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