Composed by Bill Staines. Arranged by Jane Ramseyer Miller. Perfect for high school, community chorus, or college choir - this stunning arrangement of "Bridges" calls for harmony through language and action to build strong communities across our world. Songwriter Bill Staines writes lovely, infectious melodies, and his lyrics inspire compassion and depth.
[Verse 1]There are bridges, bridges in the skyThey are shining in the sunThey are stone and steel and wood and wireThey can change two things to one
They are languages and lettersThey are poetry and aweThey are love and understandingAnd they're better than a wall
[Verse 2]There are canyons, there are canyonsThey are yawning in the nightThey are rank and bitter angerAnd they are all devoid of light
They are fear and blind suspicionThey are apathy and prideThey are dark and so forebodingAnd they're oh, so very wide
[Verse 3]Let us build a bridge of musicLet us cross it with a songLet us span another canyonLet us right another wrong
Oh, and if someone should ask usWhere we're off and bound todayWe will tell them, "Building Bridges"And be off and on our way
