Composer: Amy GordonDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 5 voices or moreVoicing: SSAATTBBSolo Requirements: S, TAccompaniment: keyboardInstrumentation: pianoNotation: standardPerformance Length: 13:54 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: musicspoke.com/downloads/as-time-stops-to-rest Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: Susan JordanText: I. TWO FRIENDS The sun touched the waiting air As wind and ocean sounds Combined With gulls laughing Overhead Warmth and happiness Intermixed To form An afternoon Shared by two close friends So close we missed The passing of time So touched by our friendship So eager to communicate The moments in life That freeze and hold still Caught in the magic Of true reality Caught truly conscious Of our connection Two friends Surrounded by the sea II. STORM’S END And the storm raged across the bliss field As the moments of time captured the wind And bent it, pretending it wouldn’t matter The sky burned with daytime And overpowered the night As the birds flew higher Almost out of sight The quiet lingered in the wake Of the struggle ended When the pain had gone away And the child stood With tears in his eyes In love with the day And the wind that won In love with the fire Of the sun III. MAGIC Not far from me Decked in light Glowing with warmth The spirit kingdom Of all Lives Forever close Forever Strong Sometimes Not often Not enough But oh For a moment I grow flowers With my hands And dance On wings Uplifted With all beauty Mine As I enter The kingdom Of All, and AM Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateSeasonal Usage: Memorial ServicesDescriptive Terms: hopeoceanfriendshiplossnatureAllow Excerpts: Yes Additional InformationDate of Completion: July, 2017Date of First Performance: Saturday, August 26, 2017Premier Performance Data: South Bay Chamber Singers (Bryant Nguyen, cond), St Francis, 2200 Via Rosa, Palos Verdes Estates, California 90274