This is my song (1934 song)
"A Song of Peace: A Patriotic Song",[1] also known by its incipit, "This is my song",[2] is a hymn written by Lloyd Stone (1912–1993) using the Finlandia hymn melody composed by Jean Sibelius. The two stanzas written by Stone first appeared in the 1934 collection Sing a Tune, with a musical arrangement by Ira B. Williams.[1] It often appears in hymnals with substituted and additional verses by Georgia Harkness (1891–1974).[2]
| "This is my song" | |
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| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1934 |
| Text | Lloyd Stone and Georgia Harkness |
| Based on | Matthew 6:9-13 |
| Meter | 11.10.11.10.11.10 |
| Melody | "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius |
Notes
- Daw Jr, Carl P. (25 May 2016). Glory to God: A Companion. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 344–5. ISBN 978-1-61164-652-8.
- A Song of Peace
External links
- Hawn, C. Michael. "History of Hymns: "This Is My Song"". Discipleship Ministries. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- Performance of "This Is My Song" by the Boston Children's Chorus from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
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