Sing Me To Heaven

The Manitou Singers directed by Sigrid Johnson; Recorded live at St. Olaf College on April 18, 2004
http://www.paulcarey.net/Heaven.htm

In my heart's sequestered chambers lie truths stripped of poets' gloss
Words alone are vain and vacant, and my heart is mute
In response to aching silence, memory summons half-heard voices
And my soul finds primal eloquence, and wraps me in song

If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby
If you would win my heart, sing me a love song
If you would mourn me and bring me to God,
sing me a requiem, sing me to Heaven

Touch in me all love and passion, pain and sorrow
Touch in me grief and comfort, love and passion, pain and pleasure
Sing me a lullaby, a love song, a requiem
Love me, comfort me, bring me to God

Sing me a love song, sing me to Heaven

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[AltoAshleigh]

We're doing this song in my school's female a cappella ensemble. I absolutely love it! Representing second altos. :)

[kifke3001]

ahh i love being an alto! especially those resonating low notes. i live for them

[MyNameIsNamu]

ya got one small part of the lyrics wrong in the description.

you said "touch in me all love ad passion pain and sorrow"

it's "touch in me all love and passion, pain and pleasure"

[kifke3001]

actually if you listen they sing sorrow but w/e

[kifke3001]

in different versions you're right- they may have gotten the words wrong, but i don't know

[patmayonnaise]

missing that speical something without the tenor and bass:(

[lavelle8686]

This song always moves me to tears. Its so beautiful

[gobbylinnecity]

This choir is wonderful. My advanced women's choir is doing this for contest. I can't wait.

[sciencegirl2012]

I think I like this version better than the SATB version!! The ladies singing this sound like angels! :D

[GloriaAnnTV]

Ive listened to this song about 50 times.

[darlingangelbaby]

@patmayonnaise very true , though it is nice to get a different feel of this song the version with tenors and bases does have more depth while this version feels light the whole way through

[NiaAmorr]

GORGEUSSS!!

[LadySaanum93]

thank you for this ^__^

[RENTfanatic2011]

@kifke3001 Me too! I am also singing this in my choir right now. Absolutely one of the most beautiful songs I have ever sang in any choir. It really makes my heart soar when I get to sing it with my choir. It's just one of those songs.

[Nouyawolf]

I remember watching in the background in awe of the women's emsemble as they sang this. I remember being too touched to be jealous of their raw talent. Now I'm a part of the women's ensemble, after getting them to notice me, singing beside the same girls who inspired me to shine. And this is the song that did it.

[576969sbunivedu]

@kifke3001 They definitely said sorrow. The songs original text, however, is "pleasure..."