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I found this lovely little Christmas carol text in 2004 on Hymns and Carols of Christmas when I was working on my children’s Christmas songbook, “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem.” I’d never heard it sung before and was unfamiliar with the tune, so I made one up (which is what a composer loves to do).
This arrangment offers some tight harmonies and is suitable for intermediate to advanced singers:
- Winds through the Olive Trees : Free Sheet Music PDF
- Winds through the Olive Trees : Midi Realization MP3
Text:
Winds through the Olive Trees,
Softly did blow.
Round little Bethlehem,
Long, long ago.
Sheep o the hillside lay
Whiter than snow,
Shepherds were watching them,
Long, long ago.
Then from the happy skies
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.
2 comments
Comment from: Kim Wyman [Visitor]
I sang 'Wind through the olives trees' in 3rd grade which would have been about 1957. I always loved it, and I know the tune. I'm wondering how yours is compared to what I learned in 3rd grade.
12/02/11 @ 12:58
Comment from: carol [Visitor]
This is one of the first songs I remember from Sunday School probably in 1937 or 1938. The tune was not the same, however. I have never forgotten a word of it.
12/16/11 @ 10:05
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