For SATB Voices, divisi, a cappella
Text by Walk Whitman
Music by Shawn Crouch
Walt Whitman wrote this poem near the end of his life as he was reflecting on his past and preparing for physical death. The music reflects this as it is both meditative, with passages of quiet homophonic passages as well as celebratory. Through all of this there is a soaring melody weaving through the textures.