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Winter Soulstice
Hymn composed by
Charlotte LoflinContextual information
This piece devotes each verse to a different holiday celebrated around the winter solstice.
Congregations are encouraged to improvise or arrange their own parts in C pentatonic.
Charlotte reports that in her setting, people improvised on percussion instruments (e.g., drums, boomwhackers, and chimes), playing along with each verse. They also alternated each verse of the song with segments of the sermon, singing a new verse after an explanation of each celebration.
This piece devotes each verse to a different holiday celebrated around the winter solstice.
Congregations are encouraged to improvise or arrange their own parts in C pentatonic.
Charlotte reports that in her setting, people improvised on percussion instruments (e.g., drums, boomwhackers, and chimes), playing along with each verse. They also alternated each verse of the song with segments of the sermon, singing a new verse after an explanation of each celebration.
Tune Name
[Winter Soulstice]
Tune Name
Text Meter
5.7.6.6.
10.9.10.9
Composer
Charlotte LoflinHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Charlotte Loflin (she/her) is a music educator based in Cincinnati, OH. She is a member of Heritage UU Church, leading their children’s music program. Charlotte directs liturgical music, choirs, and musical theatre at St. Ursula Villa School.
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Lyricist Background information
Charlotte Loflin (she/her) is a music educator based in Cincinnati, OH. She is a member of Heritage UU Church, leading their children’s music program. Charlotte directs liturgical music, choirs, and musical theatre at St. Ursula Villa School.
Arranger Background information
Arranger Website LinkLyrics
[Bodhi day]
Seeking Nirvana, meditating frees our minds.
Enlightenment of Buddha, we celebrate in kind.
[Hannukah]
Candles in the window, dedicated light for all.
The miracle of oil, we’re grateful for it all.
[Yule]
Cold as we are now, let us feel the warmth inside.
As the Earth makes its way around, the Sun is gonna shine.
[Las posadas]
In the name of Heaven, will anybody show us grace?
Come in holy pilgrims, let us sing with joy!
[Christmas]
Glory to a new king, sent to show the world God’s love.
The baby born to Mary, a blessing from above.
[Kwanzaa]
Nguzo Saba candles lit each night to show the way.
Believing in each other, together, come what may.
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