The Wreath

from Hallowell by Hallowell

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lyrics

All the light I’ve felt
Tears the sky I’m sailing
You supply my bread
Hills sublime, night veiling
I’ve denied myself
Tho’ terrified, I’m bailing
I’ll supply my breath
You’ll survive me failing

In secret I’m waiting
this wreath on my head: can I?
Til my hands unfetter
take my hand, I’m terror (in time)
My waiting is saying
My faith is forsaken, will I
That you are my kind
Have you on my side?

I deny myself
But to You I’m traitor
I’ve supplied my breath
Youth’s a crime, mine’s sailing
All the nights I’ve knelt
Tear the sky come save me
I’ve declined Thy help
You’ve been mine, unfailing

In secret I’m waiting
this wreath on my head: can I?
Til my hands unfetter
take my hand, I’m terror (in time)
My waiting is saying
My faith is forsaken, will I
That You are my kind
Have You on my side?

You have known all along
Telling us, “You’ve known enough, cried enough”
Tie the rope, its song: “Heaven is enough”
Bear the curse on my back, tie it all!
Mary to Eve: “Home came for us”
[Eve]: “Mary, call him Love”
Torn, the shroud. Enough! (x3)

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from Hallowell, released July 9, 2021
Words and Music: Joseph Pensak, in tribute to Sigrid Undset and her magisterial work, Kristin
Lavransdatter. The story is told here in four parts. Verse 1: Young, ebullient Kristin in the
mountains of Norway. Verse 2: Kristin rejects both her father’s advice and her betrothed for
Erlend, Verse 3: Kristin’s exhaustion as a neglected and abandoned mother, embittered in her
obedience to God, Verse 4+: Kristin’s undoing and God’s faithful love.
Vocals, Gretsch 5120, J. Mascis Jazzmaster, La Patrie Etude Classical, Drums: Joseph Pensak
Vocals: Laura Heaberlin, Lydia Koch, Becca Booth, Abigail Keegan, Elin Smith (Norwegian
prayer)
Bass, Trumpet, Piano, Percussion: Christopher Hawthorn
Sax: Taylor Smith
Trombone: Nate Reit
String arrangement: Christopher Hawthorn
Strings: TURNmusic, conducted by Anne Decker
Violin: Brooke Quiggins, Violin: Jane Kittredge, Viola: Elizabeth Reid, Cello: John Dunlop

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