It's a traditional European hymn (Basque), translated to English by Sabine Baring-Gould in the late 19th century. I've heard the school kids sing it with great gusto on the walk to school, and Year 6 at St. Albans sang it during the Advent service. We sang it during Mass today. So moved were we that we ran out to Heffer's to buy a CD that includes it.
The first time I'd heard it was Sting's version. This version is closer to the one on our new CD.
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We just sang it for the 4th Sunday in Advent. Your house has been filled with it the last week as I've been learning the alto part. Are you sure you haven't been listening in?
Kathy
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