I have really enjoyed all the Michael Mahler songs I am coming across in Gather 3rd Edition.
This is a song “with a gentle groove” for morning prayer or suitable liturgies (eg Easter). Mahler was obviously a prodigy and has gone on to an illustrious career writing for the stage.
He has two bios: young Michael church music and mature Michael secular music and never the twain etc.
The sheet music is available at GIA and the text is on page five of this booklet.
This was fun on BIAB.
It reminded me of Al Jarreau’s morning song:
Mahler has a fine side gig with Beatles covers: