Words and music by Jennifer Lucy Cook
Performed November 2021
at the Noorda Performing Arts Center, UVU campus, Orem, Utah

Utah Valley University Chamber Choir
Dr. Reed Criddle, conductor

Text:
What shall I call this force I know
Who do I come to when I wonder
The space that holds me when I’m low
More than a parent, friend, or lover

They are Mover
They are Maker
They are Mother
They are Mother

They are the breath I see in cold
The ready muscle in the sprinter
They are the glitter and the gold
The steady heat lamp in the winter

They are Mover
They are Maker
They are Mother
They are Mother

They nod and know
They need nothing
They’re god and grow
They bleed blessings

They nod and know
They need nothing
They’re god and grow
They bleed blessings

They are solitude
They are multitude
They are gratitude
Gratitude

Laugh lines around the allseeing eye
And I can lean up into the sky
Laugh lines around the allseeing eye
And I can lean up into the sky

What shall I call this force I know
Who do I come to when I wonder

They are Mover
They are Maker
They are Mother
They are Mother


Program notes:
When I was working on the words for this piece, I consulted with my friend Reverend Alex Reegan, who is a trans man and interfaith minister, to create a text that I hope embodies the energy of the feminine divine that is present in any gender.

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jenniferlucycook.com
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For her "Cookie" solo pop project on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5dv7i...

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