SISSEL KYRKJEBØ - Bred Dina Vida Vingar - The Holy Wings - 1991 TV Concert - HQ with Subtitles

SISSEL performed this song "Bred Dina Vida Vingar (spread your large wings)", also known as "The Holy Wings", at the occasion of a TV CONCERT which was filmed in the FAROE Islands during spring and summer 1990 and was released on TV in 1991. Sissel was in her early twenties at that time but was already a well-known singer, especially in Norway and in Bergen, her hometown. The orchestra is directed by Per Egil HOVLAND.

The TV program (produced by Stageway) lasted about 70 minutes and was made of two parts. The first one, called "Med Sissel til Kirkjubø*", was filmed partially outdoors in various places of interest of the Faroe Islands, and also indoors, in the concert hall of the Nordic House in Tórshavn. * Kirkjubø is the old cultural and spiritual centre of the Faroes, with the St. Olav's church (12th century) , the oldest church in the Faroes still in use, and the ruins of St. Magnus Cathedral (about 1300). The second part of the program was called "Sissel i Christianskirkjuni". It is a church concert filmed in "Christianschurch", in Klaksvik.

Sissel performance was never released in any album or DVD later on, and to my knowledge, only very few recordings of the concert still exist today.

I already posted in 2007 several videos of this Sissel's TV concert, including one of this song (see: Sissel Kyrkjebo, 1991, Bred Dina Vida Vingar). This new version is of a much better quality and includes now the Lyrics.

I hope you will ENJOY IT !

Plo94 - May 2012


Lyrics were written in 1860 by Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg (1832-1903), a famous Swedish writter of religious Hymns, and published in 1865. The origin of the melody is still uncertain. The most known translation of the song in English is from Ernest E. Ryden.

Lyrics:
Bred dina vida vingar,
o Jesus, över mig,
och låt mig stilla vila
i ve och väl hos dig.
Bliv du min ro, min starkhet,
min visdom och mitt råd,
och låt mig alla dagar
få leva av din nåd.

Förlåt mig alla synder
och två mig i ditt blod.
Giv mig ett heligt sinne,
en vilja ny och god.
Tag i din vård och hägnad
oss alla, stora, små,
och låt i frid oss åter
till nattens vila gå.

Lyrics (translation):

The holy wings, dear Savior, spread gently over me;
And thru the long night watches, I'll rest secure in Thee.
Whatever may betide me, be Thou my hiding place,
And let me live and labor, each Day, Lord, by Thy grace.

Thy pardon, Savior, grant me, and cleanse me in Thy blood!
Give me a willing spirit, a heart both clean and good.
O take into Thy keeping, Thy children, great and small,
And while we sweetly slumber, enfold us, one and all!

HISTORY / TECHNICAL Information:
In addition to the songs, the TV program was showing some very nice views of the Faroes Islands landscape. The concert was recorded in 1991 by a friend of mine from Bergen. The "old " VHS tape was digitized this time using the "Terratec G3" device. The .avi file was then filtered with "Virtualdub" (the NeatVideo filter performed very well) and colors adjusted. Finally, the video was edited and produced using the PowerDirector10 movie software.