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Thread #71540   Message #1757483
Posted By: chazkratz
11-Jun-06 - 06:47 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Hymn to tune Londonderry Air/Danny Boy
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hymn to tune Londonderry Air-Danny Boy
Another hymn to the tune is "Above the Hills of Time the Cross Is Gleaming"

It's in a hymnal called _Christian Worship_, as I recall, used in Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ). All I could remember is the first, but a google search gave me another::

Above the hills of time the cross is gleaming,
Fair as the sun when night has turned to day;
And from it love's pure light is richly streaming,
To cleanse the heart and banish sin away.
To this dear cross the eyes of men are turning,
Today as in the ages lost to sight;
And for the love of Christ, men's hearts are yearning,
As shipwrecked seamen yearn for morning light.

The cross, O Christ, Thy wondrous love revealing,
Awakes our hearts as with the light of morn,
And pardon o'er our sinful spirits stealing,
Tells us that we, in Thee, have been reborn.
Like echoes to sweet temple bells replying
Our hearts, O Lord, make answer to Thy love;
And we will love Thee with a love undying,
Till we are gathered to Thy home above.

Another Google entry noted that the Naval Academy Catholic Choir sang the hymn during the White House part of John Kennedy's funeral service, before the procession moved on to the national cathedral.

It was always one of my favorite hymns, even though I couldn't reach the high note--and I think there are at least two more verses.

Charles