Robin Riebsomer is the composer of "The Small Difference."

Robin Riebsomer's first published work, The Small Difference, was premiered by The Indianapolis Women's Chorus in December of 1999. This beautiful composition was arranged by Robin and Pamela Blevins Hinkle (music director of the IWC), and the piano accompaniment was written by Holling Smith-Borne, IWC accompanist.

The Small Difference touches on spiritual themes and contemporary issues relevant to all minority communities.

The Indianapolis Women's Chorus selected The Small Difference as one of the songs they performed at GALA (Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses) International Festival in 2000.

Lyrics

The Small Difference

One small voice singing peace on earth,
One small hand bringing love to birth,
One small drop of water on a stone,
One small soul armed with truth alone.

We can be, we can be the small difference,
that makes all the difference in the world

One small home open to an outcast,
One small fire in the wintery blast,
One small kiss upon a leper's face,
One small prayer in a vast desert waste.

We can be, we can be the small difference
that makes all the difference in the world.

I am a feather riding on God's breath.
In God alone do I find my rest.
Often in the silence long do I wait,
Before I know the next step to take.
You will not see me bowed in despair,
For I know where ever I go, love goes before me there.

One small man dying on a cross,
A gay man on a fence,
A black man on a chain,
One small woman burning on a stake,
Six million Jews, Lord how long will it take?

'Til we see, we must be the small difference,
That makes all the difference in the world.

God bless and keep you in that small difference,
That makes all the difference in the world.

© 2000 by Robin Riebsomer, all rights reserved,
lyrics used by permission.

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