Listen to The Sacred Veil: XII. Child of Wonder by VOCES8, Eric Whitacre, Christopher Glynn & Emma Denton

The Sacred Veil: XII. Child of Wonder

VOCES8, Eric Whitacre, Christopher Glynn & Emma Denton

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

VOCES8

Choir

Eric Whitacre

Conductor

Christopher Glynn

Christopher Glynn

Piano

Emma Denton

Cello

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Eric Whitacre

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Barnaby Smith

Editing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Child of wonder

Child of sky

Time to end your voyage

Time to die.

[Verse 2]

Silent slumber calls you

Dark and deep

Child of soft surrender

Child of sleep

Child of sleep.

[Verse 3]

Child of sorrow

Child of rain

There is no tomorrow

No more pain.

[Verse 4]

Turn your silvered sail

Toward the light

Child of mourning

Child of night

Child of night.

[Verse 5]

Child of iridescence

Child of dream

Stars and moons will guide you

Down the stream.

[Verse 6]

Stretched on ocean waves

Of endless foam

Welcome home my child

Welcome home

Welcome home

Welcome home.

Written by: Eric Whitacre

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