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I.
Into your hands, O Lord
I commend my spirit.

You have made us for yourself
and our hearts are restless
until they find peace in you.

II.
When I die,
if you need to weep,
cry for someone
walking in the streets beside you.
And when you need me,
put your arms around others
and give them
what you need to give me.

You can love me most by letting
hands touch hands
and souls touch souls.

You can love me most by
sharing your joys
and multiplying your generosity to others.

You can love me most
by letting me live in your eyes
and not just in your mind.

Love doesn’t die,
people do.
So when all that’s left of me is love,
give me away.

III.
O we have found a lovely vine
in this valley blooming,
whose blossoms shoot and promise fruit
that’s beautiful and cheering.

Refrain
More love, the heavens are blessing.
More love, the angels are calling.
More love, more love.

It’s verdant branches spread so wide,
it shades the meek and lowly.
Its dazzling light does shine so bright
it truly fills the valley.

(Refrain)

We’ll plant it and sow it and everyday grow it.

(Refrain)

The angels are calling more love.

IV.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

V.
May the road rise up to meet you,
may the wind be ever at your back,
may the sun shine warm upon your face,
and the rain fall soft upon your fields;
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Sopranos
Hannah Armstrong
Paige Armstrong
Anna Brudzinski (soloist)
Diane Koschak
Val Peterson
Mackenzie Stern
Caroline Swanson

Altos
Jessica Bandelin
Eva Birkholz
Allison Eckberg
Lynette Johnson
Jessica Lowry
Vicki Peters
Katie Roehm

Tenors
Parker Degerness
Brent Haagenson
David Lower
Aaron McDermid
John Rynders
Philip Solyntjes

Basses
Jeff Bipes
Bryan Blessing (Choir Manager)
Timothy Bruett
Gabriel Hanson
Andrew Klein
Dylan Pringle
Brent Rogers
Nathan Thelen

Violin
Emily Saathoff
Julian Maddox
Elizabteh Bell
Zachary Saathoff
Erika Hoogeveen

Viola
Justin Knoepfel
Valerie Little

Violoncello
Laura Sewell
Rebeccah Parker Downs

Bass
Cassidy Morgan

Harp
Rachel Brandwein

Orchestra Contractor
Conor O'Brien