VOCES8 sings the Scandinavian melody 'Mitt hjerte alltid vanker' at The VOCES8 Centre, in a new arrangement by Blake Morgan.
This performance was filmed as part of VOCES8's 'Silver Bells' concert for Live From London. You can watch the whole concert here
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TEXT
Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
I Jesus føderom,
Der samles mine tanker
Som I sin hovedsum.
Der er min lengsel hjemme,
Der har min tro sin skatt
Jeg kan deg aldri glemme
Velsignet julenatt!
Akk, kom jeg opp vil lukke
Mitt hjerte og mitt sinn
Og full av lengsel sukke:
Kom, Jesus, dog herinn!
Det er ei fremmed bolig,
Du har den selv jo kjøpt,
Så skal du blive trolig
Her I mitt hjerte svøpt.
Jeg gjerne palemgrene
Vil om din krybbe strø
For deg, for deg alene
Jeg leve vil og dø.
Kom, la min sjel dof finne
Sin rette gledes stund,
Al du er født her inne
I hjertets dype grunn.
TRANSLATION
My heart always wanders
To the birthplace of our Lord.
All my thoughts are gathered there
In their purest sum.
There, my longing finds its home
There is the treasure of my faith.
I can never forget you,
O blessed Christmas night!
O come, Lord!
I will open my heart and my mind
And full of longing sigh:
“Comest thou in, Jesus!”
That home can be no strangerTo you, who made it free.
So surely you will stay here,
Faithfully swathed in my heart.
I would willingly spread branches
Of palms around your manger.
For you - for you alone
I will gladly live and die.
Come, let my soul find
That state of joy again:
You are born in here
In the deep within my heart.