#866: We Are Marching in the Light

[lutheranhymns]

This is fairly elaborate in terms of bass echoes/splitting up text on different lines. The melody has some high pitched "oo-oo"s, while the tenor/alto parts repeat "we are marching, marching" "in the light of, the light of God." It is also very much a zipper song in that they list "additional stanzas ad lib" rather than an official "verse 1, verse 2, etc;" you can substitute "dancing," "praying, "singing," or anything else for "dancing," and that's the only change necessary.

I'll go ahead and put it under "classics for a reason," I think it's pretty well known as an upbeat South African tune contrasted with some of the more staid English/German stuff. Some time ago the the children's choir sang a Christmas anthem with new words to this melody, so it's spread beyond the one text.