Some Rain Must Fall

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Some Rain Must Fall takes its text from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Rainy Day." The piece attempts to capture Longfellow's poignant message that, even though dark and dreary days inevitably come, they won't last forever, for "behind the clouds is the sun still shining!"

To help balance the dark and dreary nature of Some Rain Must Fall, I later composed a companion piece for it entitled, After the Rain.

These two pieces, along with Snowflakes, were written during a time when my family and I were dealing with the after effects of a terrible tragedy. Composing these pieces and hearing them performed, as well as how they affected others, were very healing to me. 

This piece is ideal for advanced choirs.

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Text

"The Rainy Day" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

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