The Waters of Love
COMPOSER’S NOTE
In 1989 while I was a teacher at Pangbourne College, Berkshire, I was commissioned to write my first major work – the cantata The Wedding at Cana.
The Waters of Love, originally written as a duet for soprano and tenor with harp accompaniment, and now available for SATB choir and harp, comes at the heart of the cantata. It depicts the moment of Christ’s first miracle when water is transformed into wine and reflects on the presence of the divine in human love.
The Waters of Love appeared on my debut album Blue in Blue.
DURATION
5 minutes
VERSIONS AVAILABLE
- Soprano, Tenor and Harp
- SATB and Harp/Piano OR Strings
YEAR OF COMPOSITION
1989
PUBLISHER
Hawes Music
SHEET MUSIC
Available from
Hawes Music
JW Pepper
Music Room
Music Shop Europe
THE WATERS OF LOVE
The water of love flows
from God’s heart;
like rain, like a river
to quench the parched.
The strength of the tide,
the still ocean deeps
the pounding on conscience
the caressing of dreams.
The water of love wells
from man’s heart;
sweet tears of love’s pain
and hard tears of regret.
The springs of forgiveness,
the deep pool of peace
are found in each person
and yearn for release.
The waters of love,
human and divine,
when mingled create
the most beautiful wine.
In the glass of life’s living
in the joy of our hearts
the waters are joined
and will never part.
Words: Andrew Hawes (1954 – )
