Kyle Haugen: Lost in the night

Advent Lessons and Carols
Cathedral of Saint Raymond • Joliet, Illinois • USA
• 6 December 2015 •
Lost in the night
Finnish folk tune • arranged by Kyle Haugen, 2000
CATHEDRAL YOUTH SCHOLA
CATHEDRAL CHORAL SCHOLARS
Randall Swanson, conductor & pianist
TEXT
Lost in the night do the people yet languish,
longing for morning the darkness to vanquish,
plaintively heaving a sigh full of anguish.
Will not day come soon? Will not day come soon?
Must we be vainly awaiting the morrow?
Shall those who have light no light let us borrow,
giving no heed to our burden of sorrow?
Will you help us soon? Will you help us soon?
Sorrowing wanderers, in darkness yet dwelling,
dawned has the day of a radiance excelling,
death’s dreaded darkness forever dispelling.
Christ is coming soon. Christ is coming soon!
- Finnish song, translated by Olav Lee
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