Long, Long Ago
Originally commissioned by Anne Mizen and the Monday Morning Singers of Uxbridge, Ontario, Long, Long Ago is a gentle yet joyful Christmas carol. The piece begins in a warm and flowing 4/4 metre and shifts to a dancing 12/8 supported by rippling triplets in the piano accompaniment. Also available for SSA.
- Lyrics
Winds through the olive trees softly did blow, round little Bethlehem long, long ago. Sheep on the hillside lay whiter than snow; shepherds were watching them, long, long ago. Then from the happy sky, angels bent low, singing their songs of joy long, long ago. For in a manger bed, cradled we know, Christ came to Bethlehem, long, long ago.
Anonymous
Published by Oxford University Press
Duration: 2.5 minutes
Published: 2025
ISBN: 9780193575707