This is My Song

This is a text of interesting provenance that was used at RS’s parish and I have in Gather Comprehensive 875.  The first two stanzas are written by an American (yes really), Lloyd Stone, with noble aspirations for universal peace, and is a near secular anthem. It isn’t really the Finnish national anthem by the way, no matter what Joan Baez says. There is a third verse by Georgia Harkness, who may also be responsible for two other verses omitted here. Both authors biographies are here.

Text I have is here. The extra verses and some commentary are here.

The words are set to Sibelius’s FINLANDIA and the sheet music for that is at Hymnary.

Cantus:

Harvard University Choir:

St Paul’s Concert Chorale:

Indigo Girls:

Joan Baez:

Trumpets!

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