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World Stands Out, The
Hymn composed by
Mike MenefeeContextual information
These words by Edna St. Vincent Millay remind us that the human spirit is a part of our world, our planet, not apart from it. Her lovely words inspired this simple tune evocative of the first day of summer.
These words by Edna St. Vincent Millay remind us that the human spirit is a part of our world, our planet, not apart from it. Her lovely words inspired this simple tune evocative of the first day of summer.
Tune Name
[The World Stands Out]
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L.M.
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Mike MenefeeHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Mike Menefee (he/him) is a retired educator from Bremerton, WA. He has previously served as Choir Director at the Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and he helped to create dozens of UU music videos during the COVID pandemic, which have received hundreds of thousands of views from around the world. He also writes, arranges, and directs in the Barbershop Harmony world.
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Lyricist Background information
Mike Menefee (he/him) is a retired educator from Bremerton, WA. He has previously served as Choir Director at the Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and he helped to create dozens of UU music videos during the COVID pandemic, which have received hundreds of thousands of views from around the world. He also writes, arranges, and directs in the Barbershop Harmony world.
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The world stands out on either side
No wider than the heart is wide;
Above the world is stretched the sky
No higher than the soul is high.
The heart can push the sea and land
So far away on either hand;
The soul can split the sky in two
And let the face of God shine through.
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