The following is a song that Scottish kids have been learning at their
mammies' knees since Roberton composed it earlier in the 20th century.
Roberton was one of Scotland's leading lights in vocal (esp. choral)
music. I think the song is very evocative of a Scottish country scene, and
would fit the bill perfectly for your needs.
Sir Hugh Roberton: All on the Little Lambs
All in the April ev'ning,
April airs were abroad;
The sheep with their little lambs
Pass'd me by on the road.
The sheep with their little lambs,
Pass'd me by on the road,
All in the April ev'ning
I thought on the Lamb of God.
The lambs were weary and crying
With a weak human cry,
I thought on the Lamb of God
Going meekly to die.
Up in the blue, blue mountains,
Dewy pastures are sweet,
Rest for the little bodies,
Rest for the little feet.
But for the Lamb, the Lamb of God,
Up on the hilltop green,
Only a cross, a cross of shame,
Two stark crosses between.
All in the April ev'ning,
April airs were abroad;
I saw the sheep with their lambs
And thought on the Lamb of God.
(the text is by Katharine Tynan)
There is also a book, published by Stainer and Bell, called MUSIC OF
SCOTLAND 1500-1700 (ed. Kenneth Elliott), that includes sacred vocal
music.
Karen Mercedes
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http://www.radix.net/~dalila/shicoff/shicoff.html
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