{"id":11840,"date":"2017-06-10T11:42:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T15:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aforgrave.ca\/detritus\/?p=11840"},"modified":"2021-06-21T08:06:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T12:06:48","slug":"themes-on-a-song-of-peace-from-finlandia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aforgrave.ca\/detritus\/2017\/06\/10\/themes-on-a-song-of-peace-from-finlandia\/","title":{"rendered":"Themes on a Song of Peace from Finlandia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Daily Create, tdc1979<\/strong><\/a> asks us to share a song with a message of peace<\/em>. I’ve always had a real fondness for Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia Hymn<\/a>. The challenge thus became to select something nice from Youtube to share.<\/p>\n

As it turned out, there are a number of wonderful renderings available, and so, rather than choosing one, I have instead embedded a number videos below, with the hopes that you might enjoy the unique interpretation each one brings.<\/p>\n

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There are many different lyrics — the Song of Peace (This is my Song) lyrics by Lloyd Stone are the ones which I have enjoyed for many years.<\/p>\n

A Song of Peace<\/strong>
\nmusic by Jean Sibelius (1900) ,
\nthese lyrics\u00a0by Lloyd Stone (1938)<\/p>\n

This is my song, O God of all the nations<\/em>
\n A song of peace, for lands afar and mine<\/em>
\n This is my home, the country where my heart is<\/em>
\nHere are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine<\/em>
\nBut other hearts in other lands are beating<\/em>
\n With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine<\/em><\/p>\n

My country\u2019s skies are bluer than the ocean<\/em>
\nAnd sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine <\/em>
\nBut other lands have sunlight, too, and clover <\/em>
\nAnd skies are everywhere as blue as mine<\/em>
\nO hear my song, thou God of all the nations <\/em>
\nA song of peace for their land and for mine<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n