I Wonder As I Wander by Linda Ronstadt. It’s described as a traditional Appalachian carol, but doesn’t seem to have had popular usage in hymnbooks until quite recently. The lyrics: I wonder as I wander out under the sky How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die For poor on’ry people like you and …
Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming may sound esoteric, which may be more of an indication that poetic imagery and broader understanding of Scriptural allusion are less commonly understood. Linda Ronstadt provides an ethereal rendition. It only has the first two verses, I’m okay with verse two and its reference to Isaiah being included, though …
What is commonly called the Welsh Carol starts with the words ‘Awake Were They Only, Those Shepherds So Lonely‘. I’ve been listening to it on a Christmas album by Linda Ronstadt that was released back in 2000. The Lyrics: Awake were they only, Those shepherds so lonely, On guard in that silence profound; When colour …
Okay, maybe this will be the last version of O Come, O Come Emmuanuel for this year. Maybe. Linda Ronstadt provides today’s rendition.
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