Originally composed for mixed chorus and dedicated to Nelson Mandela. Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Rutter.
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@maxmerry84705 жыл бұрын
I love the almost cinematic "wide-open spaces" start to this gem, its lovely upward-reaching main melody, its nobility of spirit and its sense of peaceful triumph. A fine composition.....
@stephenfarthing4854 жыл бұрын
I know the words and I believe that it reflects our own current plight! Only too well!. Distant Land is all of us now! None can sing hymns in services in Churches, Abbeys or Cathedrals. As a Church Chorister myself. I yearn for the freedom to do so! I want to. Providing hope in the dark tunnel we're still stuck in. God willing, I will - with all others that are Choristers - do so.
@janeenbertschejohnson863 Жыл бұрын
Lyrics: "I see a distant land: it shines so clear. Sometimes it seems so far, sometimes so near. Come, join together, take the dusty road; Help one another: share the heavy load. The journey may be long: no end in sight: There may be hills to climb, or giants to fight: But if you’ll take my hand, We’ll walk together toward the land of freedom, freedom, freedom. I hear a distant song: it fills the air. I hear it, deep and strong, rise up in prayer: ‘O Lord, we are many; help us to be one. Heal our divisions: let thy will be done.’ I know the time will come when war must cease: A time of truth and love, a time of peace. The people cry, ‘How long? Till all our world can join the song of freedom, freedom. I touch a distant hand and feel its glow, The hand I hoped was there: at last I know. Swords into ploughshares: can it all be true? Friends out of strangers: start with me and you. I see another time, another place Where we can all be one, one human race. The walls will melt away, We’ll come together on the day of freedom, freedom, freedom."