Lent will never be the same.

[kayre]

As a church musician and historian, I am well aware that many of our hymn tunes come from secular sources, especially English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh folk music. But I wasn't expecting this one....

"My name was Robert Kidd, when I sailed, when I sailed,
My name was Robert Kidd, when I sailed.
My name was Robert Kidd, and wickedness I did,
And wickedness I did, when I sailed, when I sailed.
And wickedness I did, when I sailed."

(It's an earlier iteration of what is commonly sung as What Wondrous Love now.)

Comments

[micheinnz]

I initially thought that was Captain Kidd, but his name was William. Still, one heck of a find!

[kayre]

It may well have been, or be a blending of different stories... these things drift a lot.

[sine_nomine]

And here I thought it was American shape note! Wow.

It was fun to sing.

[amaebi]

That is dumbfounding.