I Know Not What Awaits Me

My Solomon
You’re so affectionate
Draw me to Yourself
With the kisses of – Your mouth.

Dearest King
The virgins all love you
But I’ve been brought forth
To enter in Your chambers now.

Fairest one
I’m black in my own eyes
But comely in Your sight
Why, I’ll never understand.
You’re a cluster of henna flowers to me
Blooming in the vineyards of Engedi.

My Shulammite
This is the Song of Songs
Which belongs to Me
I share it all with you – So come away now!

Country girl
Fairest of the fair
My intimate friend
You know what’s in my heart.

Little mare
We’ve worked in you crown
Lovely golden braids
Filled with studs of silver.
You’re a flower among thorns to Me
Among the daughters you are My lily.

(Bridge)
So as the winter trials start,
And when idleness frosts my heart
My beloved says to me,
Come away
I’ll come away.

My belov’d
Hold me in your arms
Lie between my breasts
You’re beautiful my love.

O My dove
You’re beautiful to Me!
Oh, you are beautiful!
Beautiful, indeed.

Mingled now
Indeed our bed is green
We’ve found our place of rest
Our mutual abode.

Here I always will give you my love
O come quickly, make haste my belov’d.

My Solomon (Cover)

(Us)
D A
Beneath this mask—this smile I wear—
Bm F#m
Which tells the world that I’m okay,
G D
That I am strong and nothing in
Em A
My life can drag me down today,
D A
Beneath this mask hides loneliness,
Bm F#m
And questions: what is life all for?
G D
And worries and anxieties
Em A D
Like rain from heaven, pour and pour.

(Christ)
“Why do you struggle on your own?
Just come to Me, pour out and call,
The feeling of your weaknesses
I’m touched with—yet I conquered all.
As Spirit in your spirit I’m
Contactable, available,
I’ll make more home within your heart,
And heal by life your turbid soul.”

(Us)
Beneath this mask—this smile I wear—
I am a child longing for
A home where I feel safe and loved,
A people I can call my own,
Beneath this mask—a cry for help,
I’m drifting on a stormy sea,
I’m tossed about from wave to wave,
With no direction how to be.

(Christ)
“Why do you struggle on your own?
I’ll be your Good Samaritan,
I’ll pour the oil and the wine,
I’ll lead you to your home, the inn,
The household of the faith is where,
Your turbid soul will find true rest,
And I too find My resting place,
My Body, where I’m manifest."

Why Do You Struggle?

https://songbase.life/624?tune=0

I know not what awaits me,
God kindly veils my eyes,
And o’er each step of my onward way
He makes new scenes to rise;
And every joy He sends me comes
A sweet and glad surprise.

	Where He may lead I’ll follow,
	My trust in Him repose;
	And every hour in perfect peace,
	I’ll sing, “He knows, He knows”;
	And every hour in perfect peace,
	I’ll sing, “He knows, He knows.”

One step I see before me,
’Tis all I need to see,
The light of heaven more brightly shines
When earth’s illusions flee;
And sweetly through the silence comes,
His loving, “Trust in Me!”

Oh, blissful lack of wisdom,
’Tis blessed not to know;
He holds me with His own right hand,
And will not let me go,
And lulls my troubled soul to rest
In Him who loves me so.

So on I go not knowing;
I would not if I might;
I’d rather walk in the dark with God
Than go alone in the light;
I’d rather walk by faith with Him
Than go alone by sight.


07 I Have Set Before You Life And Death

Revelation 5:5-10

And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals. 

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as having just been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 

And He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sits upon the throne. 

And when He took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which bowls are the prayers of the saints. 

And they sing a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for You were slain and have purchased for God by Your blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, 

And have made them a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.


Revelation 5:5-10

Gods Only Goal In Time

PROGRAM NOTE

This piece, a collaboration between Yenhsing Chen and Dooree Kang, was written for the 3rd Synesthesia Show, "Differentiation" (Peabody X MICA). It contains two parts: a sculpture and a musical composition.

We delve into moments of organic dialogue among different cultures, where established identities blur and transformation brings profound ambiguity. This effort to connect inevitably creates a challenging "gray zone," an uncertainty that sparks true understanding—especially when our communication in a foreign language doesn't quite meet our intention.

Dooree's work reimagines a traditional canvas as a sculptural installation where painting, video, and space converge. By projecting fragments of her daily life in the U.S. onto creased canvas and mesh screens, she investigates the "gray zone" between cultures—an ambiguous, fluid space where misunderstanding, humor, and moments of dissonance coexist and evolve.

Yenhsing's composition explores the interplay between two domains: language and music. The composer first recreates spoken language through meticulous instrumental writing, orchestrating the pitch contour, formants, and consonants of the speaking voice using the ensemble. Subsequently, this rendered speech is developed and transformed into musical material, thereby questioning the precise boundary between language and music. The initial material comes from the transcription of the composer's voice saying, "I hope you enjoy."

PERFORMANCE

Date: October 11-18, 2025
Location: Making Space Bmore, Organized by Synesthesia Spectrum
Opening Performance Oct. 11th, Saturday, 7:00PM
synesthesia-bmore.com/event/

Conductor: Ying Lam Eva Chu
Flute: Ivan Smaltsuga
Clarinet: Renzo DeCarlo
Bassoon: Jonathan Mokry
Violin: Isabel Rushell
Viola: Seoyeon Jun
Cello: Theo Geonhoon Kim
Double bass: Sunwoo Kim
Percussion: Cherri Chen
Percussion: Michael Liu

Recording: Yoonjung Lee
Directors: Yoonjung Lee, Dooree Kang

Speaking on the Threshold "I Hope You Enjoy It" (2025) for large ensemble

Dearest Lord You've Called Us Here

Cover by E & Z. 
Original here:(https://soundcloud.com/tripletxtreme/my-heart-overflows) but honestly this one is better.


My Heart Overflows(Psalms 45:1-8)
C Capo 3
1.
F            G                 C                        Am
You are fairer, my Lord, than the sons of men, 
F          G                          C     C7
fairer than the sons of men.
F              G                     C      E7    Am
Grace is poured out upon your lips
F              G                                    C
God has blessed You, Lord, forever.
2.
Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty One
In Your majesty and splendour
Because of truth and meekness and righteousness
Ride on victoriously.
Chorus: 
            C
So my heart overflows
I speak what I’ve composed
C7                                    F	
My tongue is ready to write
Fm             
Christ is my King
      C     E7      Am
To Him I will sing,
         F                                             G                     
Sing praise to the Lord whom I love
(ending)
         F                     G                     C
Sing praise to the Lord whom I love

3.
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever
The sceptre of Your kingdom is uprightness
Righteousness you’ve loved, wickedness You hated
Anointed with the oil of gladness
4.
All Your garments smell of myrrh and of aloes
Of myrrh and aloes and of cassia
From palaces of ivory, built for Christ the King,
Harpstrings have made You glad.

My Heart Overflows(Cover by E & Z)

Christ Is Everything

I Once Was Dead

Baltimore–based composer and arranger
Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Taipei National University of the Arts