The Mormon Tabernacle Choirâs rendition of Finlandia (On Great Lone Hills) (1963) with Eugene Ormandy conducting The Philadelphia OrchestraâŚ(and any help in figuring out what theyâre saying in the 2nd line of the last stanza would be most appreciated!)
Written by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in 1899, protesting against censorship from the Russian Empire, the work has adapted many lyric variations over the years. (Additional information - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlandia)
On great, lone hills,
Where tempests brood and gather,
Primeval Earth,
Against primeval sky.
We, faring forth,
Possessed by fervent longing,
Have found a throne,
Eternal and high;
Have knelt at last,
In wordless adoration,
Till fire and whirlwind
Have both gone by.
With ardent song,
We greet the golden morning.
By faith up borne,
Remember not the night.
The whole wide world,
Triumphant, hails the dawning.
God walks abroad,
In garments of might.
The hills, behold,
Are now a path of splendor,
Transfigured all,
And all crowned with light.
The hills, behold,
Are now a path of splendor, âŚ(What are they saying?) ???
Crowned with light,
Crowned with light!
Choral ending onlyâŚ
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Complete orchestra and chorus recordingâŚ
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