New redaction of hymn text

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New redaction of hymn text

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Here's a useful clip for anyone keen to impress on their choir members the need for clear diction. Enjoy!

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:lol: A salutory lesson for us all there I think.
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If you just listen with your eyes closed, it is indeed difficult to tell what is being sung.

I think it's J M Neale's translation of Urbs beata Jerusalem - Blessed City, heavenly Salem ....... but then, the subtitles might indeed be correct :oops:
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