Be Still and Breathe
Hymn composed by
Loretta K. NotareschiContextual information
“Be Still and Breathe” is a meditative gathering song intended to help congregants listen to and honor their own feelings, whether they’re difficult or joyous. With its lyrics “Be still and breathe” and “Be still and be,” it encourages being peaceful and present with one’s current experience, without resistance or judgment. It is a centering song.
“Be Still and Breathe” is a meditative gathering song intended to help congregants listen to and honor their own feelings, whether they’re difficult or joyous. With its lyrics “Be still and breathe” and “Be still and be,” it encourages being peaceful and present with one’s current experience, without resistance or judgment. It is a centering song.
Tune Name
[Be Still and Breathe]
Tune Name
Text Meter
Irregular
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Loretta K. NotareschiHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Loretta K. Notareschi (she/her) is a composer, professor of music at Regis University, and faculty member of The Walden School Creative Musicians Retreat. With her music, she seeks to foster compassion, connection, and meaning. She is a member of First Universalist Church of Denver, where she sings in the choir. Her work spans diverse ensembles and has been performed internationally, from small churches to Carnegie Hall. For more information on her compositions, visit www.lorettanotareschi.com.
Lyricist Background information
Arranger Background information
Lyrics
Be still and breathe.
Be still and be.
Listen to heartache, listen to grief.
Be still and breathe.
Be still and be.
Listen to gladness, listen to joy.
Be still and breathe.
Be still and be.
Listen to anger, listen to hurt.
Be still and breathe.
Be still and be.
Listen to beauty, listen to grace.
Be still and breathe.
Be still and be.
Listen to you, listen to me.
Be still and breathe.
Be still and be.
Resources
Music XML and MEI and MIDI and Musescore files