The song was written by Canadian folk singer / song-writer and music-animator,
Linnea Good (ref) and first published in 1992 by Borealis Music (Good's own label).
It was also included in Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United
Church of Canada, published in 1996 by The United Church Publishing House -
copies of the full music edition are available from
their website, and sometimes from Amazon (link belw) - and these are the only known source
of sheet music for the song.
It is set to a tune, also by Good, which has been called TOGETHER THROUGH THE VALLEY. This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of Cmin, the first few notes of the melody are C DE G B A G.
Downloads
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Examples
Small group with piano-led band, professional recording
Small choir with organ, recorded live in a church service
Small choir with organ, recorded live in a church service
Instrumental (piano) with words on-screen
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:1 To the desert Jesus came, to wrestle and to seek God's way.
2 In the desert we may find the mystery of who we are ...
3 From the ashes to the hill, we'll travel on our Lenten road ...
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Image from Christ in the Wilderness, Ivan Kramskoi (1837–1887) |
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