It was written by English historian, folk-singer and song-writer Sydney
Bertram Carter (1915-2004) - author of
Lord of the Dance. It was first published in 1971 by Stainer and Bell Ltd.
The song is popular for start and end the school year, and the very light religious content (references to "you" which Christians interpret as being addressed to God) mean it is suitable for use in multi-faith settings.
The song is set to a tune called SOUTHCOATE, also by Carter. This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of G, the first few notes are G G GA B G A DD, with accompanying chords G / D.
The song is popular for start and end the school year, and the very light religious content (references to "you" which Christians interpret as being addressed to God) mean it is suitable for use in multi-faith settings.
The song is set to a tune called SOUTHCOATE, also by Carter. This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of G, the first few notes are G G GA B G A DD, with accompanying chords G / D.
Downloads
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Examples
School choir with organ:
Church choir and congregation with organ, recorded live:
Solo singer with piano accompaniment:
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:1 One more step along the world I go,
... Keep me travelling along with you.
2 Round the corners of the world I turn, ...
3 As I travel through the bad and good ...
4 Give me courage when the world is rough,
6 You are older than the world can be,
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