A Time for Everything
Discover the timeless beauty of life’s seasons with this musical arrangement, featuring the poignant lyrics from Ecclesiastes. Let the music invite you to embrace each moment—whether it’s a time to grieve, dance, build, or love—and reflect on the perfect timing of everything under heaven.
Year
2015 (rev. 2023)
Duration
3’22
Category
Choral
Commissioned by
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Premiered by
Anglican Music Institute (AMI) choir
Instrumentation
SSAATTBB, Piano
Live recording
Vox Angeli Vivace (2025)
Anglican Music Institute (2015)
Studio recording
Digital realization
PROGRAm note
A song I wrote for my Composition Graduation concert. I found the text inspiring because it reminds us that life has its ups and downs, but in the end, everything happens for our own good in God’s scheme of things.
Score Information
& Technical Specifications
Full score available upon request
Parts available upon request
Performance materials upon request
Difficulty
Intermediate
Available transpositions
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Langage
English
Performance considerations
None
Lyrics
For everything there is a season, a time for everything under heaven:
There is a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to harvest;
a time to cry, and a time to laugh.
Yet God has made everything beautiful on its own time.
For everything there is a season, a time for everything under heaven:
There is a time to embrace, and a time to turn away;
a time to search, and a time to quit searching;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away.
Yet God has made everything beautiful on its own time.
For everything there is a season, a time for everything under heaven:
There is a time to be quiet, and a time to speak;
a time to grieve, and a time to dance;
a time to build, and a time to destroy;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.
There is a time for everything.
— based on Ecclesiastes 3:1-11