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When I Breathe In
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Sarah Dan Jones wrote the piece whose refrains became the "Meditation on Breathing" at hymn #1009 in Singing the Journey after watching live coverage of the 9/11 attacks. Sarah Dan gave me permission to arrange the full work, including its verses, for SATB choir.
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Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.
When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace.
When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love.
One long day of terror is etched upon my heart
when I reflect on the shock that I felt
as I cried and watched the world fall apart.
Making sense of evil is no small task.
Some would say, “Yeah, let’s bomb ’em to hell!”
But before we do, we should look at our own past.
When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace.
When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love.
At times I feel bewildered, like I’m lost in a dream.
I search for hope in the meaning of truth
as I close my eyes and focus on peace.
Fear’s a heavy feeling. It can eat you alive.
But it can’t run, no, and it can’t hide.
If you breathe these words, then you know that you’ll survive:
When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace.
When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love.
When I’m feeling hopeless and out of control,
I clear my mind as I think on a cure,
and I center in as I make love my goal.
Is war really an answer? Can we find those to blame?
All we’re saying is, “Give peace a chance!”
And I pray to God as I sing this refrain:
When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace.
When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love.
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