Stand in that River—Moira Smiley

The VocalEssence Chorus, Ensemble Singers, & Singers Of This Age featuring Moira Smiley, soloist and banjo, and Sonja Thompson, piano, conducted by Associate Artistic Director G. Phillip Shoultz, III, perform "Stand in that River" by Moira Smiley.

STAND IN THAT RIVER

I went to the river, but the river was dry.
The dust rose up to a darkened sky.
Tell me, where is hope?
Where do the waters run clear?
I do not know my way from here.

Come, and stand in that river.
Current, gentle and slow.
Send your troubles down water.
Down on that water flow.

When you stand in that river,
Angels sing in your head.
Secrets beyond every worry
dreams beyond every dread.

Tell me, sister, brother;
Where does that river flow?
It flows down to the great water,
Where soon my people will go.

Oh, Time passes.
Passes on down the stream.
Some days are so much sweeter.
Some days pass like a dark dream…so

Come, and stand in that river.
Current, gentle and slow.
Send your troubles down water.
Down on that water flow.
—Moira Smiley

VocalEssence Chorus, Ensemble Singers, & Singers Of This Age
Ru Burdette, Skylar Bandelin, Jeenee Lee, Madison Asher, Abbie Sulik, and Azure Anderson, soloists
Moira Smiley, banjo
Sonja Thompson, piano
G. Phillip Shoultz, III, conductor
Audio Recording by John Scherf and Videography by Novart Media
Recorded at Ordway Concert Hall in Saint Paul, MN on Friday, May 12, 2023