Nearer to Thee
Fruit Piece
Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682 - 1749)
Music pairing: George Frideric Handel - Serse: Aria “Ombra ma fu” (Alto I, Scena 1)
A spark from within emerges,
Set on a path of challenges.
Storms and squalls strike the stroll,
Thorns and thistles thicken the trek.
But forward a devout passion pushes,
Above and beyond devotion urges.
Mistakes and experiences lay the foundation,
Small victories worthy of every celebration.
We reach for a height yet to exist,
Eyes set afar; colourless we resist -
As nothing stops the adamant
From the pursuit of enduring monument.
Our craft and skill we polish and perfect,
Fruits of our labor shine as we reflect.
A purpose that always serves;
A dream that never withers.
Years and years transcendence we achieve,
Frame after frame legacy and history perceive.
In ages and ardor we shed our mortality -
Every creation closer to divinity, nearer to thee.