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Watershed
Hymn composed by
Soren AustenfeldContextual information
“Watershed” is an affirmation of the power of collective action and a prayer to create hope when it’s hard to access. It was inspired by nature walks and the reflections of UU clergy friends who traveled to protest ICE in February 2026.
“Watershed” is an affirmation of the power of collective action and a prayer to create hope when it’s hard to access. It was inspired by nature walks and the reflections of UU clergy friends who traveled to protest ICE in February 2026.
Tune Name
[Watershed]
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15.15.15.15.
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Soren AustenfeldHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Soren Austenfeld (he/they) is a singer, voice educator, music director, and composer. He is currently the Music Director at First Parish in Malden, Universalist in the Boston, MA area.
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We will reach for one another as the winter turns to spring.
We will flow across the great divide and transform ev’ry thing.
I am one, but we are many, so together we will be,
From a droplet to a river, mighty, flowing to the sea.
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