They think that looking back is just a plea for pain, like begging for the shadow and the rain. But you cannot tear the bottom floors away and expect the heavy roof to stay. The past is just the stone beneath your feet, the brutal winter and the summer heat. You can make so many memories through the years, capturing them all through joy and tears, to fill your heart until it's deep and whole, and pour it all right back into your soul For remembering is not a weakness or a fault-the pain does not erase the love your heart holds. Though history has such a heavy weight, you have such a way of standing straight-owning every crack inside the wall, because it is the only reason that you stand so tall. With a heart still tender, innocent and true, you love with a wild, wide-open view.Round Hymn: "Through the Past We Rise" (Part 1 – Soprano Entry) Through the past we rise again, Love sustains through joy and pain. Roots of mercy, strong and deep, In Your light our souls will keep. (Part 2 – Alto Entry, starting after line 1 of Soprano) Shadows fall, but still we stand, Guided gently by Your hand. Every scar and every tear, Draws us close, for You are near. (Part 3 – Tenor Entry, starting after line 2 of Alto) Cracks within our hearts of stone, Let Your light make us Your own. Every memory, dark or bright, Turns to song in sacred light. (Round Structure) - Sopranos begin Part 1. - Altos enter after the first line of the Sopranos. - Tenors enter after the first line of the Altos. - Basses can double Tenor or Alto part for full harmony. - Continue in overlapping cycles until the final unified refrain. (Final Unison) Through the past we rise again, Love sustains through joy and pain. Roots of mercy, strong and deep, In Your light our souls will keep.
