Lord of the Dance (video)
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Soundtrack: the hymn, "Lord of the Dance".
Performers:
Colin Decio (voice and instruments). Colin is the winner of the John Ireland Chamber Music Prize.
Ingrid Prosser (voice - mezzo soprano). Ingrid is from New Zealand.
Words by Sydney Carter (who wrote them in 1967, inspired partly by Jesus of Nazareth, but also partly by a statue of Shiva as Nataraja).
Set to the tune of the American Shaker song, "Simple Gifts".
From the performers:
"The Divine World Teacher Adi Da Samraj was born on November 3, 1939. This is our gift to the Divine Person on the Anniversary of His birth."
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