It was written by American Roman Catholic Medical Mission Sister Miriam Therese Winter for the feast of The Visitation, and first published in 1968.
It was updated in 1987 to use more inclusive language, and included in several of Winter's books, including Songlines: Hymns, Songs, Rounds and Refrains for Prayer and Praise.
It was also included in the book Voices United published in 1996 by The United Church Publishing House, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada - and still available from Amazon.
The tune is called simply VISIT. It has 3/4 time signature, and is published in the key of G with the first note of D.
The song is not included on any of Winter's own CDs, and no sources of sheet music have been located, apart from the books mentioned above. Please leave a message in Comments box near the bottom of the page if you know of any places where it is available.
No downloadable versions have been found, of either performances or the sheet music. If you know where to find one, please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.
The song are four verses, each with four lines. A brief outline is:
It was updated in 1987 to use more inclusive language, and included in several of Winter's books, including Songlines: Hymns, Songs, Rounds and Refrains for Prayer and Praise.
It was also included in the book Voices United published in 1996 by The United Church Publishing House, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada - and still available from Amazon.
The tune is called simply VISIT. It has 3/4 time signature, and is published in the key of G with the first note of D.
The song is not included on any of Winter's own CDs, and no sources of sheet music have been located, apart from the books mentioned above. Please leave a message in Comments box near the bottom of the page if you know of any places where it is available.
Downloads
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Examples
Soloist with piano
Singer with piano and oboe, on-screen lyrics
Singer with piano, with on-screen lyrics, one verse at a time
Lyrics
The lyrics cannot be given here, because they are still copyright. However they are available on this website.The song are four verses, each with four lines. A brief outline is:
1 She walked in the summer through the heat on the hill ...
2 Fresh as a flower at the first ray of dawn ...
3 Hail, little sister, who heralds the spring ...
4 When you walk in the summer through the heat on the hill...
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