Singing the Living Tradition ‎#288

288. All are Architects

1 All are architects of fate,
working in these walls of time;
some with massive deeds and great,
some with ornaments of rhyme.

2 For the structure that we raise
time is with materials filled;
our todays and yesterdays
are the blocks with which we build.

3 Build today, then, strong and sure,
with a firm and ample base;
and ascending and secure
shall tomorrow find its place.

Text Information

• First Line: All are architects of fate
• Title: All are Architects
• Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Humanist Teachings: The Life of Integrity; The Arts; Humankind; The Living Tradition

Tune Information

• Name: WOODLAND
• Composer: Thomas Benjamin, 1940-
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association