Alan Gibbs
RENEWAL for SATB choir
Bardic Edition BDE1102
A carol for the 21st Century for SATB choir a cappella. Words and Music by Alan Gibbs
Each year this babe is born,
The gift-wrapped, carolled inner-city symbol
Of a half-forgotten faith;
Each year the pristine hope-
Unprejudiced by rant of false prophet,
By scheming corrupter or cheat-
That the world‘s hungry may feed,
Its aggression abate
And its children
Find their future.
Duration 3½ minutes
Each year this babe is born,
The gift-wrapped, carolled inner-city symbol
Of a half-forgotten faith;
Each year the pristine hope-
Unprejudiced by rant of false prophet,
By scheming corrupter or cheat-
That the world‘s hungry may feed,
Its aggression abate
And its children
Find their future.
Duration 3½ minutes
