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I grabbed several snippets from the fairly lengthy poem that seemed best suited to express the message for a 4-5 minute choral piece and the I set out to find the right musical setting to express how I feel about the message. The result is A Sky of Tomorrows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSuitable for University and advanced Community and High School choirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eI tell you the past is a bucket of ashes.\u003cbr\u003eYesterday is a wind gone down.\u003cbr\u003eI tell you the past is a bucket of ashes;\u003cbr\u003e  a sun dropped in the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eIn the morning hours, in the dawn,\u003cbr\u003eThe sun puts out the stars of the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eAnd at sundown \u003cbr\u003eI will hanker after nothing so much as one more sunrise,\u003cbr\u003eOne more sunrise!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eCry hallelujah to the streaks of daylight;\u003cbr\u003eShout and sing to the morning sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eI tell you there is nothing in the world\u003cbr\u003e  only an ocean of tomorrows;\u003cbr\u003e  a sky of tomorrows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompiled by Lane Johnson from excerpts from Carl Sandburg's \"Prairie\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52110634778853,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52110634746085,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Unlimited Singers!","offer_id":52110634713317,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/185xVw4Mvn5lGee6d65KVSJqFz0gd_EDo-a-sky-of-tomorrows-cover.png?v=1789704453"},{"product_id":"after-the-rain","title":"After the Rain","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was composed as a companion piece to \u003cem\u003eSome Rain Must Fall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eTogether, the set is entitled, \u003cstrong\u003eA Rainy Day\u003c\/strong\u003e. Both pieces explore the symbolism and deeper meanings of rain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the beauty and cleansing that comes as a result of the rain, and compares it to the refinement and cleansing that can come to us personally as we emerge from our own storms and allow hope and brightness back into our lives. That focus provides a balance and a welcome release from the dark and dreary feel of \u003cem\u003eSome Rain Must Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, leaving the listener with a scene of calmness and relief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome Rain Must Fall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e, along with \u003cem\u003eSnowflakes\u003c\/em\u003e, were written during a time when my family and I were dealing with the after effects of a terrible tragedy. Composing these pieces and hearing them performed, as well as how they affected others, were a very important part of my healing process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough \u003cem\u003eSome Rain Must Fall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e were conceived as companion pieces, either can be performed without the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for intermediate to advanced choirs. Some Rain Must Fall is ideal for advanced choirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDarkness expelled by a Light though the clouds,\u003cbr\u003eHeaven compelled to dissolve lightless shrouds,\u003cbr\u003eTears dried by Son-Light no longer remain\u003cbr\u003eAfter the rain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStorms overhead no more darken the way,\u003cbr\u003eShadows have ceased to bedim the noon-day,\u003cbr\u003eThen brilliant beams of hope are born and brightness regained\u003cbr\u003eAfter the rain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh how the cloudburst and tempest refine\u003cbr\u003eAs we allow Light to encompass and shine.\u003cbr\u003eFreely the soul sings for respite attained\u003cbr\u003eAfter the blessed rain.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52803054338277,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52110634844389,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Unlimited Singers!","offer_id":52110634811621,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1jopYgm0IomtlyqPiBkiUIhFvRH7gHV7T-after-the-rain-cover.png?v=1789704453"},{"product_id":"by-the-rivers-of-babylon","title":"By the Rivers of Babylon","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy the Rivers of Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a setting of Psalms 137:1-4. It expresses the sadness and yearnings of the Jewish people who were in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The first three verses of the psalm describe their sadness as they remember their homeland and as they are mockingly asked to sing the \"songs of Zion.\" They refuse to do this, leaving their harps hanging upon the willows for,  \"How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a bending river, the flowing lines of the music weave their way through this story of grief, anger, mocking, sadness, and remembrance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSuitable for University and other advanced choirs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52803107619045,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Small Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52110635401445,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Unlimited Singers!","offer_id":52110635368677,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1xKN90tZaiiWmSJMpN9UPc8X-3fdnigie-by-the-rivers-of-babylon-cover.png?v=1789704464"},{"product_id":"close-now-your-eyes","title":"Close Now Your Eyes","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Santa Barbara Music Publishing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSSAA and Piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWords adapted from \"A Good Night\" by Francis Quarles (1592-1644)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLevel: Intermediate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDuration: ~4:50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose Now Your Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a tender lullaby with a comforting text. Its lyric and memorable melody, counter melodies, and lush harmonies are written in a way as to be very singable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eIt is certain to be a favorite in your treble choir repertoire! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for advanced high school, community, and university treble choirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eClose now your eyes and rest secure;\u003cbr\u003eYour soul is safe enough.\u003cbr\u003eHe that loves you,\u003cbr\u003eHe that keeps and guards you\u003cbr\u003eNever slumbers and never sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-p1\"\u003eClose now your eyes;\u003cbr\u003eYour soul is safe.\u003cbr\u003eHe that loves you\u003cbr\u003eGuards you and never sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-p1\"\u003eA smiling conscience within your breast\u003cbr\u003eOnly has peace, only has rest.\u003cbr\u003eThe music and mirth of princes and kings\u003cbr\u003eAre nothing but discords when she sings!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-p1\"\u003eThen close now your eyes\u003cbr\u003eAnd rest secure.\u003cbr\u003eNo sleep so sweet as yours;\u003cbr\u003eNo rest so sure.\u003cbr\u003eThen close now your eyes;\u003cbr\u003eYour soul is safe.\u003cbr\u003eHe that loves you\u003cbr\u003eGuards you and never sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-p1\"\u003eClose now your eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SSAA and Piano \/ Publisher edition","offer_id":52110635434213,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/lane-real-catalog-close-now-your-eyes.png?v=1786970339"},{"product_id":"facets-of-love","title":"Facets of Love","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSATB divisi, unaccompanied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText by Ralph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuration: ~5:40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFacets of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a set of four short pieces on texts from poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The Amulet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Where Way is None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Thine Eyes Still Shined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Love Wakes Anew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis set takes a trip through the unfolding of love.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amulet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e speaks of doubt and fear that arises as a result of absence and lack of communication. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere Way is None\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e winds and weaves its way to a fitting climax as it depicts that love knows no bounds. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThine Eyes Still Shined \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epaints a beautiful scene of loyalty and love's strength, even when separated by distance. And finally, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Wakes Anew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reminds us how springtime can help to renew and keep love alive as we grow older.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSuitable for University or other advanced choirs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1. The Amulet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour picture smiles as first it smiled,\u003cbr\u003eThe ring you gave is still the same,\u003cbr\u003eYour letter tells, O changing child,\u003cbr\u003eNo tidings since it came.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGive me an amulet\u003cbr\u003eThat keeps intelligence with you,\u003cbr\u003eRed when you love, and rosier red,\u003cbr\u003eAnd when you love not, pale and blue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlas, that neither bonds nor vows\u003cbr\u003eCan certify possession;\u003cbr\u003eTorments me still the fear that love\u003cbr\u003eDied in its last expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Where Way is None\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove on his errand bound to go\u003cbr\u003eCan swim the flood and wade through snow,\u003cbr\u003eWhere way is none, 't will creep and wind\u003cbr\u003eAnd eat through Alps its home to find.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Thine Eyes Still Shined\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHINE eyes still shined for me, though far\u003cbr\u003eI lonely roved the land or sea:\u003cbr\u003eAs I behold yon evening star,\u003cbr\u003eWhich yet beholds not me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis morn I climbed the misty hill\u003cbr\u003eAnd roamed the pastures through;\u003cbr\u003eHow danced thy form before my path\u003cbr\u003eAmidst the deep-eyed dew!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the redbird spread his sable wing,\u003cbr\u003eAnd showed his side of flame;\u003cbr\u003eWhen the rosebud ripened to the rose,\u003cbr\u003eIn both I read thy name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. 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I love to spend time enjoying the outdoors and all its magnificent variety. But even more importantly, I believe that we are all children of God and that he created this world and all its beauty for us, his most important creations. So, when I came across this poem, I was really drawn to it and I felt compelled to set it to music.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIdeal for Community, High School, and University women's choirs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGreat, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,\u003cbr\u003eWith the wonderful water round you curled,\u003cbr\u003eAnd the wonderful grass upon your breast--\u003cbr\u003eWorld, you are beautifully drest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wonderful air is over me,\u003cbr\u003eAnd the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,\u003cbr\u003eIt walks on the water, and whirls the mills,\u003cbr\u003eAnd talks to itself on the tops of the hills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou friendly Earth! how far do you go,\u003cbr\u003eWith the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow,\u003cbr\u003eWith cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,\u003cbr\u003eAnd people upon you for thousands of miles?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAh, you are so great, and I am so small,\u003cbr\u003eI tremble to think of you, World, at all;\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet, when I said my prayers to-day,\u003cbr\u003eA whisper inside me seemed to say,\u003cbr\u003e\"You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot:\u003cbr\u003eYou can love and think, and the Earth cannot!\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SSAA and Piano \/ Publisher edition","offer_id":52110636220645,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/lane-real-catalog-great-wide-beautiful-wonderful-world.png?v=1786970341"},{"product_id":"i-would-hear","title":"I Would Hear","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSATB divisi, unaccompanied\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWords by Benito Pérez Galdós\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDuration: ~2:45\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWhen I came across this text, it really captivated me. Even though it has a somber and lonely feel, I love how well it expresses deeply-felt love and conveys that love knows no boundaries, not even death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe music attempts to capture that deep love, somberness, depth, and the distance of death, through expressive lines mixed with harmonies that are close and spread, dissonant and lush, and sometimes deep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Would Hear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was selected as the 1st Place Winner for Utah ACDA SATB Composition Contest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSuitable for University and advanced Community or High School choirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eI believe if I were to die, \u003cbr\u003eAnd you were to walk near my grave, \u003cbr\u003eFrom the very depths of the earth, \u003cbr\u003eI would hear your footsteps.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52804209148133,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52110636712165,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Unlimited copies","offer_id":52110636679397,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1r4vePmaeFIpBeijWl865rwjBan52fFqT-i-would-hear-cover.png?v=1789704475"},{"product_id":"inward-stillness","title":"Inward Stillness","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Walton Music (GIA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSATB divisi, unaccompanied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWords by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuration: ~2:25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe text for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInward Stillness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an excerpt from a speech made by Edith, a martyred Quaker woman in the verse-play Christus: A Mystery - Part III: The New England Tragedies by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). The piece has a prayerful, contemplative feel about it and is intended to draw both performer and listener into inward reflection of what God's will is for each of us. The climax of the piece comes as the text invites us to turn our hearts over to know His will, and ends with a reverent resolve to do His will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for University and advanced High School choirs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLet us, then, labor for an inward stillness,--\u003cbr\u003eAn inward stillness and an inward healing; \u003cbr\u003eThat perfect silence where the lips and heart\u003cbr\u003eAre still, and we no longer entertain\u003cbr\u003eOur own imperfect thoughts and vain opinions,\u003cbr\u003eBut God alone speaks in us, and we wait\u003cbr\u003eIn singleness of heart, that we may know\u003cbr\u003eHis will, and in the silence of our spirits,\u003cbr\u003eThat we may do His will, and do that only!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB divisi, unaccompanied \/ Publisher edition","offer_id":52110636744933,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/lane-real-catalog-inward-stillness.png?v=1786970341"},{"product_id":"mine-arm","title":"Mine Arm is Lengthened Out","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSATB divisi and Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText adapted from 2 Nephi 28, Luke 13, Isaiah 49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuration: ~7:55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMine Arm is Lengthened Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful, yet poignant setting of the words of Christ, found in the Book of Mormon and Old and New Testaments, for all to come unto him and partake and deny him not. 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A winter concert favorite!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece was premiered by the Brigham Young University Singers. Since its publishing by Walton Music, \u003cem\u003eSnowflakes \u003c\/em\u003ehas received many performances across America and has been very warmly received by audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSuitable for University and advanced High School mixed choirs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOut of the bosom of the Air, \u003cbr\u003e      Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, \u003cbr\u003eOver the woodlands brown and bare, \u003cbr\u003e      Over the harvest-fields forsaken, \u003cbr\u003e            Silent, and soft, and slow \u003cbr\u003e            Descends the snow. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven as our cloudy fancies take \u003cbr\u003e      Suddenly shape in some divine expression, \u003cbr\u003eEven as the troubled heart doth make \u003cbr\u003e      In the white countenance confession, \u003cbr\u003e            The troubled sky reveals \u003cbr\u003e            The grief it feels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the poem of the air, \u003cbr\u003e      Slowly in silent syllables recorded; \u003cbr\u003eThis is the secret of despair, \u003cbr\u003e      Long in its cloudy bosom hoarded, \u003cbr\u003e            Now whispered and revealed \u003cbr\u003e            To wood and field.  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB divisi, unaccompanied \/ Publisher edition","offer_id":52110638776549,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/lane-real-catalog-snowflakes.png?v=1786970346"},{"product_id":"some-rain-must-fall","title":"Some Rain Must Fall","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome Rain Must Fall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e takes its text from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, \"The Rainy Day.\" The piece attempts to capture Longfellow's poignant message that, even though dark and dreary days inevitably come, they won't last forever, for \"behind the clouds is the sun still shining!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo help balance the dark and dreary nature of \u003cem\u003eSome Rain Must Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, I later composed a companion piece for it entitled, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/lanejohnsonmusic.com\/after-the-rain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese two pieces, along with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lanejohnsonmusic.com\/snowflakes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSnowflakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, were written during a time when my family and I were dealing with the after effects of a terrible tragedy. Composing these pieces and hearing them performed, as well as how they affected others, were very healing to me.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is ideal for advanced choirs.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReceive a 15% discount\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e on \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lanejohnsonmusic.com\/after-the-rain\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhen you purchase Some Rain Must Fall!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Rainy Day\" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe day is cold, and dark, and dreary\u003cbr\u003eIt rains, and the wind is never weary;\u003cbr\u003eThe vine still clings to the mouldering wall,\u003cbr\u003eBut at every gust the dead leaves fall,\u003cbr\u003eAnd the day is dark and dreary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy life is cold, and dark, and dreary;\u003cbr\u003eIt rains, and the wind is never weary;\u003cbr\u003eMy thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,\u003cbr\u003eBut the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,\u003cbr\u003eAnd the days are dark and dreary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe still, sad heart! and cease repining;\u003cbr\u003eBehind the clouds is the sun still shining;\u003cbr\u003eThy fate is the common fate of all,\u003cbr\u003eInto each life some rain must fall,\u003cbr\u003eSome days must be dark and dreary.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52110639366373,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52899046490341,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Unlimited singers!","offer_id":52110639333605,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1qzj_mkRIvxvkjZaWuKohccaRN9Ni_osw-some-rain-must-fall-cover.png?v=1789704511"},{"product_id":"sweet-love-rememberd","title":"Sweet Love Remember'd","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base rich-text--legacy-spacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Walton Music (GIA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSATB divisi, unaccompanied\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWords by Shakespeare (Sonnet XXIX)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDuration: ~3:30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base rich-text--legacy-spacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweet Love Remember'd\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet 29. It was commissioned by the Brigham Young University Singers and was premiered that year at the ACDA National Conference. The music complements the poetry with voice leading that allows the choir to move in and out of the richly dense and expressive harmonies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base rich-text--legacy-spacing\"\u003eSuitable for university and other advanced choirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWhen in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes\u003cbr\u003eI all alone beweep my outcast state,\u003cbr\u003eAnd trouble deaf heav'n with my bootless cries,\u003cbr\u003eAnd look upon myself, and curse my fate,\u003cbr\u003eWishing me like to one more rich in hope,\u003cbr\u003eFeatured like him, like him with friends possessed,\u003cbr\u003eDesiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope,\u003cbr\u003eWith what I most enjoy contented least;\u003cbr\u003eYet in these thoughts myself almost despising,\u003cbr\u003eHaply I think on thee, and then my state,\u003cbr\u003eLike to the lark at break of day arising\u003cbr\u003eFrom sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate.\u003cbr\u003e   For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings\u003cbr\u003e   That then I scorn to change my state with kings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB divisi, unaccompanied \/ Publisher edition","offer_id":52110639792357,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/lane-real-catalog-sweet-love-rememberd.png?v=1786970348"},{"product_id":"the-covert-of-thy-wings","title":"The Covert of Thy Wings","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eText from excerpts from Psalms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eAvailable for: SATB divisi, unaccompanied\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eTwo Pianos, Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDuration: ~7:55\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWith text from excerpts of several of the Old Testament Psalms, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Covert of Thy Wings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a moving prayer and a firm expression of trust in the Lord. The SATB divisi chorus, two-piano and flute accompaniment give this piece a full and rich texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSuitable for University and advanced Church and High School choirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eThis piece is included on the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.byumusicstore.com\/beautiful-river-songs-of-refuge-love-and-devotion-cd-byu-concert-choir\/\" target=\"_self\"\u003eBeautiful River CD\u003c\/a\u003e by the BYU Concert Choir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcerpts from Psalms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eHear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (61:1-4)\u003cbr\u003eFrom the end of the earth will I cry unto thee,\u003cbr\u003eWhen my heart is weighed down;\u003cbr\u003eI will cry unto thee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWhen my heart is overwhelmed,\u003cbr\u003eLead me to the rock that is higher than I.\u003cbr\u003eWhen my heart is heavy laden;\u003cbr\u003eLead me to thee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eFor thou hast been a shelter for me,\u003cbr\u003eAnd a strong tower from the enemy.\u003cbr\u003eI will abide in thy house forever:\u003cbr\u003eI will trust in the covert of thy wings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDeliver me from mine enemies, (59:1)\u003cbr\u003eFor they be many that fight against me. (56:2)\u003cbr\u003eTheir poison is like the poison of a serpent. (58:4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eFearfulness and trembling are come upon me, (55:5)\u003cbr\u003eAnd horror hath overwhelmed me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mighty are gathered against me, O Lord,\u003cbr\u003eYet my trust in thy refuge is full. (--)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSo will I sing praises unto thee forever, (61:8)\u003cbr\u003eUnto thee, O my strength, will I sing. (59:17)\u003cbr\u003eI will sing aloud of thy mercy, O Lord, (59:16)\u003cbr\u003eI will praise thee, my Rock, my God, my King. (--)\u003cbr\u003eI will trust in the covert of thy wings. (61:4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eHear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come unto thee. (102:1)\u003cbr\u003eWhen my heart is weighed down, I will come unto thee (--)\u003cbr\u003eWhen my heart is overwhelmed, I will cry, I will praise, I will sing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eI will trust in thy love forever.\u003cbr\u003eI will trust in the covert of thy wings. (61-4)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e(--) No direct scripture reference\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52899049832677,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52899049799909,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Unlimited singers!","offer_id":52110640152805,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1rYZZtFCQeDY4OYIXUQUCDIS17z_oOJ6o-the-covert-of-thy-wings-cover.png?v=1789704522"},{"product_id":"the-fountain","title":"The Fountain","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eTTBB divisi, unaccompanied\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWords by William Wordsworth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDuration: ~3:50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eThe text for \u003cem\u003eThe Fountain\u003c\/em\u003e is from a larger conversation poem by Wordsworth, where young and old are together beneath a tree by a natural fountain. The poem begins:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe talked with open heart, and tongue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAffectionate and true,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pair of friends, though I was young,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd Matthew seventy-two.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen the older man grows melancholy, and it seems the fountain is causing him to look back to his younger days. He reflects on the changes that inevitably accompany life as time passes, yet he finds joy through comforting memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis setting for men's chorus of a piece of the poem attempts to capture a bit of both melancholy and comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSuitable for intermediate and advanced TTBB choruses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eExcerpt from \"The Fountain: A Conversation\" by William Wordsworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDOWN to the vale this water steers; how merrily it goes!\u003cbr\u003e'Twill murmur on a thousand years, and flow as now it flows;\u003cbr\u003eAnd here, on this delightful day, I cannot choose but think\u003cbr\u003eHow oft, a vigorous man, I lay beside this fountain's brink.\u003cbr\u003eMy eyes are dim with childish tear, my heart is idly stirred.\u003cbr\u003eFor the same sound is in my ears that in those days I heard.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"TTBB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52899049898213,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"TTBB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52899049865445,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"TTBB \/ Unlimited singers!","offer_id":52110640185573,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1Cild5rvBLgxB9fS7vw2Yws91ezf_ZVgj-the-fountain-cover.png?v=1789704522"},{"product_id":"the-valley-of-vision","title":"The Valley of Vision","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSATB divisi and Piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWords from an old Puritan Prayer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDuration: ~7:00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eIn setting this prayer, I endeavored to express musically the theme of paradox described in the text: That our most profound insights emerge from our difficulties and trials (our \"valleys\"), and that, it is in our valleys that we can find and reach our greatest heights. Here are just a few examples of how the music expresses this theme of paradox:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLines do the opposite musically of what the text is expressing (e.g., Sop on an ascending line singing \"the way down\" followed by the Bass on a descending line singing \"is the way up.\" (e.g., mm. 62-66)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eA number of contrary and mirrored figures in the voices and accompaniment, including where the alto and tenor voices continue in contrary motion until they cross each other. (e.g., mm. 70-73; mm. 86-92)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eThe high point or peak of the piece falls on the word \"valley\" (e.g., m. 108)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eThe smooth, more consonant music material, first heard in the \"Thou has brought me to the valley\" section, is contrasted by the more contrapuntal and somewhat dissonant \"Let me learn by paradox\" section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eThe contrast of sections mentioned, along with growing into and reaching ever higher climaxes is an attempt to echo the prayer's implied invitation for us to learn and grow from our valleys and peaks. To view our trials as sacred spaces, where we may cultivate a deeper vision of life's purpose. Surely, the Lord's glory is to be found in our valleys and in the sublime joy that comes as we continue to seek and find ever more of the Lord's light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSuitable for University and advanced Church, Community, or High School choirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLORD, HIGH AND HOLY, MEEK AND LOWLY, \u003cbr\u003eThou hast brought me to the valley of vision,\u003cbr\u003ewhere I live in the depths but see thee in the heights; \u003cbr\u003ehemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLet me learn by paradox\u003cbr\u003ethat the way down is the way up,\u003cbr\u003ethat to be low is to be high,\u003cbr\u003ethat the broken heart is the healed heart, \u003cbr\u003ethat the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, \u003cbr\u003ethat the repenting soul is the victorious soul, \u003cbr\u003ethat to have nothing is to possess all,\u003cbr\u003ethat to bear the cross is to wear the crown, \u003cbr\u003ethat to give is to receive,\u003cbr\u003ethat the valley is the place of vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells, \u003cbr\u003eand the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLet me find thy light in my darkness,\u003cbr\u003ethy life in my death,\u003cbr\u003ethy joy in my sorrow, \u003cbr\u003ethy grace in my sin,\u003cbr\u003ethy riches in my poverty,\u003cbr\u003ethy glory in my valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eBennett, Arthur, editor.\u003cbr\u003eThe Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. Banner of Truth Trust, 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"SATB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52110640742629,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52899050094821,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SATB \/ Unlimited singers!","offer_id":52110640709861,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1QfjZSTMp9vdEXNPKY24jRbzdOjsaKr7i-the-valley-of-vision-cover.png?v=1789704522"}],"url":"https:\/\/lanejohnsonmusic.com\/collections\/advanced-choral.oembed","provider":"Lane Johnson Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}