Oddly enough, I ordered some music from 'Sheetmusicplus.com' and they sent me 13 copies of a version of this by mistake.

It's an arrangment by Andre Thomas and is suitable for a choir or quartet. The copyright notice on it says:

"Copyright 1982 by Hinshaw Music Inc. This edition copyright 2003 by Hinshaw Music Inc (with a NC PO box No.) International Copyright secured. Now whether this is just this one arrangement or if it's the whole song, I'm not sure. I would have thought that given the suggested age of this song, it should have come into public domain by now.



There's also a little bit of history from Andre Thomas - he states that the impetus came from a parable in Matthew, Ch 25, v 1-13, the wise and foolish virgins waiting for the bridegroom.

If you would like a copy, Jim in Milwaukee, then join as a member and PM me a postal address and I'll send you one of my spares!

This site might be of some use to you also. It's got a lot of links and some useful books to look out for. Good luck.

LTS