I’ve challenged myself to look at the readings for the following Sunday and write a song inspired by them to be ready in that week. I’m hoping to get practice with BIAB and my version of Finale, so I don’t have to relearn everything from scratch when I need to make some sheet music.
The plan is for short, singable songs with allusive texts. Where appropriate, images will reflect an Australian origin.
My first effort based on the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary time Year A, is called “Red Dust.” It starts too low and it goes to high, for some reason it changes key for the chorus and it’s a country waltz. …other than that its fine.
Verse 1
Red dust and drought here.
Creation is groaning.
Our dry land is waiting
for God’s Word to come down.
Refrain
May Your Word come down like rain
to grow the seed, flower our deeds.
Will the seed grow into the first fruits of the Spirit?
Verse 2
Scorched earth we live in.
Creation is waiting.
In the Kingdom of Heaven
wild flowers will grow.
Refrain
© 2014 Geoffrey Madden
Sheet Music: Red Dust