I’ve loved the melody of Finlandia forever but only recently tuned into this version of the lyrics. Oh my goodness, how it speaks to my heart at this time!
Praying that the beauty of the music and inspiration of the words bring solace to your soul (many thanks to Cantus for this deeply touching performance).
The Finlandia Hymn (This Is My Song)
music by Jean Sibelius • text by Lloyd Stone
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 holy 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, thou God of all the nations,
a song of peace for their land and for mine.