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In Thy Hands: for Alto Solo |
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| In Thy Hands: performed by
Heather Wickern |
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Thy Hands: accompaniment only |
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| About this piece... |
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| This piece is very dear to
my heart. One day when I was driving to a rehearsal for an
orchestra I played with, I began thinking about my son to be.
I was pregnant with my third child, my second son. I began
worrying about raising him in this mixed up world. I began
worrying about all of my children. The melody and words for
the first verse came quickly to me as I thought about my unborn son.
At the time, I was not fond of the opening phrase I had used "Make
me an instrument in Thy Hands," but every time I tried to rewrite it
I felt strongly that I needed to keep the phrase. I later
learned why. |
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| On the drive home from my
rehearsal I began thinking about my oldest son. I worry about him
so much. He is such a good son with a pure heart, but I worry about
him going off on his own someday. I began thinking about the
mission that he would someday serve, and then as tears filled my
eyes every word of the second verse came quickly to my
mind. Still to this day, I cannot sing the second verse
without crying. "Guide him, when I'm not there. Lift him
up, when he falls." |
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| I wrote out the piece and
sang it for myself because it gave me comfort. I could picture
other Mothers singing this about their sons who would serve
missions. I did not know this piece would also serve another
purpose. |
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| A few months later, I was
reading in the Ensign and the Visiting Teaching theme for the year
was "Become an Instrument in the Hands of God by..." I
couldn't believe it; it was so similar to the piece I had written.
However, I kept the piece to myself not really knowing what to do
with it. Later that year, I was asked to sing a song for a
visiting teaching conference. I was told to pick a piece
having to do with the theme, "Becoming an Instrument in the Hands of
God." Once again I couldn't believe it! Instantly I knew
that I was supposed to sing the song I had written. Simply by
changing the "hes and hims" to "shes and hers" the message of the
piece fit perfectly with the Relief Society theme. For those
of us who truly care about those we visit teach, the words could not
have fit better, "Guide her when I'm not there. Lift her up
when she falls." Since that time, I've only been asked to sing
this piece for Relief Society functions and the Spirit felt has been
amazing. But, someday I hope to sing In Thy Hands for it's
original purpose; when my sons leave on their missions. |
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