Photo by Kovina Đurić on Unsplash
Let Out My Wings
Hymn composed by
Ashley MulcaireContextual information
“Let Out My Wings” is inspired by the children’s book After the Fall by Dan Santat, in which Humpty Dumpty is reimagined as a bird hatching and taking flight. The song is a prayer for transformation, and a call for gentleness with ourselves in hard times.
“Let Out My Wings” is inspired by the children’s book After the Fall by Dan Santat, in which Humpty Dumpty is reimagined as a bird hatching and taking flight. The song is a prayer for transformation, and a call for gentleness with ourselves in hard times.
Tune Name
[Let Out My Wings]
Tune Name
Text Meter
5.5.5.7.
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Ashley MulcaireHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Ashley Mulcaire (she/her) is a UU songleader, vocalist, and seminarian. She is currently the ministerial intern at First Parish in Malden, MA through Spring 2027. Ashley now finds her spiritual home at Sanctuary Boston, a community that centers music and the leadership of young adults.
Spiritual tags
Other tags
Lyricist Background information
Ashley Mulcaire (she/her) is a UU songleader, vocalist, and seminarian. She is currently the ministerial intern at First Parish in Malden, MA through Spring 2027. Ashley now finds her spiritual home at Sanctuary Boston, a community that centers music and the leadership of young adults.
Arranger Background information
Arranger Website LinkLyrics
I’m not just broken, I’m breaking open;
The cracks that you see are gonna let out my wings.
You’re not just broken, you’re breaking open;
The cracks that you see are gonna let out your wings.
We’re not just broken, we’re breaking open;
The cracks that you see are gonna let out our wings.
Resources
Music XML and MEI and MIDI and Musescore files