I love this Welsh folk song by the title, All Through the Night. Bryn Terfel sings it in his native Welsh in the video below.
Here are the English words.
All the twinkling stars say,
All through the night,
“This is the way to the realm of glory,”
All through the night.
Darkness is a different light
That exposes true beauty,
The Heavenly family in peace,
All through the night.
O, how cheerful smiles the star,
All through the night,
To light its earthly sister,
All through the night.
Old age is night when affliction comes,
But to beautify man in his late days,
We’ll put our weak light together,
All through the night.
Alternate words were written later in English.
Sleep my child and peace attend thee,
All through the night
Guardian angels God will send thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping
Hill and vale in slumber steeping,
I my loving vigil keeping
All through the night.
Star of faith the dark adorning
all through the night.
Leads us fearless t’wards the morning
all through the night.
Though our hearts be wrapt in sorrow,
from the hope of dawn we borrow
promise of a glad tomorrow
all through the night.
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February 21, 2013 at 02:24
Bobby
It didn’t hit me until reading the column and listening to it, “Isn’t this one of the songs in my book that Dr. LaRoche put in my repertoire?” It was.
February 21, 2013 at 02:34
Ingrid Schlueter
I’ll bet you did the song proud, Bobby. It’s sure a lovely song.
February 21, 2013 at 15:21
Beverley
THIS IS LOVELY. Ingrid, I always appreciated your programs discussing music. It would be great if you could do a posting on that; maybe even a recording? I don’t play an instrument and would love to purchase CD’s which I could sing along and perhaps share with others. Have you any suggestions for Lullaby and Christ-honouring music for children. There is so much out there and not all internet sites allow you to preview the music. I must order everything because of our semi-remote location.