This Is My Song (Finlandia, Sibelius) by PBCC Choir

It was performed by a combined choir of Peninsula Bible Church Cupertino and Good Samaritan United Methodist Church on March 27, 2022 (second service @ PBCC).
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. This is my prayer, O Lord of all earth's kingdoms:
Thy kingdom come; on earth thy will be done.
Let Christ be lifted up till all shall serve him,
And hearts united learn to live as one.
O hear my prayer, thou God of all the nations;
Myself I give thee, let thy will be done.

[@ursulawooden5264]

Beautiful! Contributions like this remind us that there is a universal cry for peace and goodwill among all men. Man seems to have forgotten that God is the ultimate ruler over all the nations of the world.

[@carolynbjerk7514]

Beautiful words may it come to pass, thank you for sharing it with us

[@dorisdeutsch801]

It makes me weep and pray for peace. Beautiful rendition of beautiful song.

[@deannahoffmann402]

This is very beautiful!

[@arikotiranta2689]

Nice.

[@pawezygmuntcichosz5411]

Bardzo ladnie😊👏

[@rochellewarren5008]

💜☮️🛐

[@markwell4720]

Ukraine, Israel… the list is too too long 😢🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽

[@mikaveekoo]

Israel being a victim? Seriously? When shall palestinian lives matter?

[@bryonjohnson9661]

Isn’t this everyone’s song.

[@samhartford8677]

Yes. As a Finnish person, I think it is. Particularly for dedicated for Ukraine at this point.

[@mikaveekoo]

​​​​​​​​@@samhartford8677 Ukrainaa uhrataan härskisti Naton nimissä. Älä sotke käsitteitä. Riittää vilkaista karttaa, niin ymmärtää, että Venäjä ei voi mitenkään hyväksyä Ukrainan viemistä Natoon, koska jos niin kävisi, tuntisi Venäjä olonsa todella uhatuksi. Ukraina ei edes ole natokelpoinen, itäpuolen venäjämielinen väki vastustaa jäsenyyttä ehdottomasti.

[@mikaveekoo]

Sorry, but these words are strange. Nothing to do with the original idea.

[@jaumebagunamonjo2766]

The hymn in Finlandia by Sibelius is a copy of a catalan hymn to the Virgin of Montserrat composed in 1881; thus, 18 years before the 1899 Sibelius hymn. He should have been more careful and respectful, isn't it right?

[@pexi111]

This is not true. Different melodies. Both are sung by a choir, but different melodies altogether.

[@brucealanwilson4121]

Why did you have to recite the words? If peoole can't understand the as sung, you need to teach them better diction. Also, ti was too choppy. The old Italian masters said, "Che non lega, non canta." (One x who can't sing connectedly, cannot sing at all.)

[@nemesis1970]

ROBBERY!

[@susanaclouzet10]

El conjunto con las damas le falta afinación los jóvenes estuvieron impecables pero el coro está desafinado Se director please

[@LisaKirchberg]

The diction in the singing is unclear; the piano pounds the melody with no emotion.

[@nemesis1970]

NOT MEANT AS THIS!