206. I Danced in the Morning (Lord of the Dance)

Text Information
First Line: I danced in the morning when the world was begun
Title: I Danced in the Morning (Lord of the Dance)
Author: Sydney Carter (1963)
Refrain First Line: Dance, then, wherever you may be
Meter: Irr. w. refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1998
Copyright: © 1963 Stainer & Bell Ltd., admin. Hope Publishing Co.
Tune Information
Name: LORD OF THE DANCE
Adapter: Sydney Carter (1963)
Harmonizer: Sydney Carter (1963)
Meter: Irr. w. refrain
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Shaker melody
Copyright: © 1963 Stainer & Bell Ltd., admin. Hope Publishing Co.


Text Information:

Sydney Carter brings us back to the medieval, joyous tradition of a dancing Savior - dancing being a metaphor for living life in the fullest sense


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