This is my song (1934 song)
Poem by Lloyd Stone turned song
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"A Song of Peace: A Patriotic Song",[1][2] also known by its incipit, "This is my song",[3] is a poem written by Lloyd Stone (1912–1993). Lloyd Stone's words were set to the Finlandia hymn melody composed by Jean Sibelius in an a cappella arrangement by Ira B. Wilson that was published by the Lorenz Publishing Company in 1934.
| "This is my song" | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Hymn |
| Written | 1934 |
| Text | Lloyd Stone and Georgia Harkness |
| Based on | Matthew 6:9-13 |
| Meter | 11.10.11.10.11.10 |
| Melody | "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius |
Alternative versions
It often appears in hymnals with substituted and additional verses by Georgia Harkness (1891–1974).[3]
Joan Baez has performed Finlandia at her concerts, with lyrics credited to her[4] based on the text of This is my song by Lloyd Stone. She also featured Finlandia Hymn on her 2005 live album Bowery Songs and a live performance of the song by Baez also appeared on the album Mitä vapaus on, a compilation of protest songs by various artists, released by Amnesty.[5] She performed the song in Michael Moore's Slacker Uprising, in which she incorrectly stated that it was a translation of V.A. Koskenniemi's lyrics of Finlandia.
