This Is My Song (Finlandia)

"This is my song, O God of all the nations,
A song of peace for lands afar and mine.
This is my home, the country where my heart is;
Here are my hopes, my dreams, my sacred shrine.
But other hearts in other lands are beating,
With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.
My country's skies are bluer than the ocean,
And sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine.
But other lands have sunlight too and clover,
And skies are everywhere as blue as mine.
O hear my song, O God of all the nations,
A song of peace for their land and for mine."
Text: Lloyd Stone (1912-1993)
Music: Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Recorded by organist Daniel Ficarri, Associate Organist at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC, on a Walker Technical organ installed in the Cathedral while the Aeolian-Skinner organ is being cleaned after a minor fire in 2019.
Website: www.danielficar...
Sheet Music: www.danielficar...
SoundCloud: / danielficarri

[@timfugmann8935]

We are glad to have you at the cathedral. I am most definitely looking forward to hearing you on the Quimby A-S when it returns.

[@abiwhale57]

What a beautiful way to start any day! Thank you, Daniel!

[@trevorlovesny]

Wonderfully played and with an well-balanced registration.

[@kupferdulzian16]

Good text! Noble sentiment! Happy Memorial Day!