One good thing about my work this evening is that I had an excuse to listen to the music of the lyrics that I was cyphering. Not that I need much excuse...
The Finlandia Hymn takes its tune from a section of Finlandia (surprisingly enough...) by Jean Sibelius, and will be a familiar tune for some, as it is used for a number of other songs and hymns. Notably from a personal perspective, it lends its tune to my favourite hymn, for which I rarely need much provocation to quote it...
The Finlandia Hymn takes its tune from a section of Finlandia (surprisingly enough...) by Jean Sibelius, and will be a familiar tune for some, as it is used for a number of other songs and hymns. Notably from a personal perspective, it lends its tune to my favourite hymn, for which I rarely need much provocation to quote it...
"We rest in thee, our shield and our defender,
We go not forth alone against the foe,
Strong in thy strength, safe in thy keeping tender,
We rest in thee, and in thy name we go.
Yes in thy name, O captain of salvation,
Yes in thy name, all other names above.
Jesus, our righteousness, our sure foundation,
Our prince of glory and our king of love.
We go in faith, our own great weakness feeling,
And needing more each day thy grace to know,
Yet from our hearts, a song of triumph pealing,
"We rest in thee, and in thy name we go!"
We rest in thee, our shield and our defender,
Thine is the battle, thine shall be the praise!
When passing through the gates of pearly splendor,
Victors, we'll rest with thee through endless days."
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