We Will Carry Each Other
Hymn composed by
Soren AustenfeldContextual information
“We Will Carry Each Other” features a short, easy-to-learn chorus with a soaring melody and powerful message of solidarity and hope. The lyrics draw inspiration from Soren Austenfeld’s conversations with UU colleagues and friends. The verses are notated to be as accessible as possible for large group singing, but were originally conceived to be sung more freely by a soloist or small group. “We Will Carry Each Other” was included as a hymn in the 2024 Service of the Living Tradition.
“We Will Carry Each Other” features a short, easy-to-learn chorus with a soaring melody and powerful message of solidarity and hope. The lyrics draw inspiration from Soren Austenfeld’s conversations with UU colleagues and friends. The verses are notated to be as accessible as possible for large group singing, but were originally conceived to be sung more freely by a soloist or small group. “We Will Carry Each Other” was included as a hymn in the 2024 Service of the Living Tradition.
Tune Name
[We Will Carry Each Other]
Tune Name
Text Meter
Irregular
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.
Lyricist Background information
Arranger Background information
Lyrics
I am looking for shelter in a friend.
We can build a beginning but I do not know the end
I am scared of breaking when I bend.
We will carry each other on the way:
My courage is your courage
when the journey is only getting longer.
My strength is your strength:
we will carry each other on the way.
There are prayers I don't know how to say.
But I still find solace when I close my eyes to pray
What I've lost and what I hope can stay
We will carry each other on the way:
My courage is your courage
when the journey is only getting longer.
My strength is your strength:
we will carry each other on the way.
I am full and I am running out,
I'm a flooding river and I'm living through the drought,
I have firm conviction and my heart is full of doubt.
We will carry each other on the way:
My courage is your courage
when the journey is only getting longer.
My strength is your strength:
we will carry each other on the way.
There are people I have never met,
There is something special, and I haven't found it yet,
There's abundance, given freely, taken with no debt!
We will carry each other on the way:
My courage is your courage
when the journey is only getting longer.
My strength is your strength:
we will carry each other on the way.
My courage is your courage
when the journey is only getting longer.
My strength is your strength:
we will carry each other on the way.
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