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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt
Keyboards
Donald Quan
Donald Quan
Viola
Marco Migliari
Marco Migliari
Programming
Brian Gascoigne
Brian Gascoigne
Performer
Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell
Viola da Gamba
Susanna Pell
Susanna Pell
Viola da Gamba
Asako Morikawa
Asako Morikawa
Viola da Gamba
Richard Boothby
Richard Boothby
Viola da Gamba
William Hunt
William Hunt
Viola da Gamba
Ensemble Plus Ultra
Ensemble Plus Ultra
Choir
Choristers of Westminster Abbey
Choristers of Westminster Abbey
Choir
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt
Composer
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
Songwriter
Brian Gascoigne
Brian Gascoigne
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt
Producer
Brian Hughes
Brian Hughes
Assistant Producer
Donald Quan
Donald Quan
Associate Producer
Stuart Bruce
Stuart Bruce
Mixing Engineer
Marco Migliari
Marco Migliari
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ben Findlay
Ben Findlay
Recording Engineer
Gabe Moffatt
Gabe Moffatt
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

It was an English ladye bright
The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall
And she would marry a Scottish knight
For love will still be lord of all
Blithely, they saw the rising sun
When he shone fair on Carlisle wall
But they were sad ere day was done
Though love was still the lord of all
Her sire gave brooch and jewel fine
Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall
Her brother gave, but a flask of wine
For ire that love was lord of all
For she had lands both meadow and lea
Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall
For he swore her death, ere he would see
A Scottish knight, the lord of all
That wine she had not tasted well
The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall
When dead, in her true love's arms, she fell
For love was still the lord of all
He pierced her brother to the heart
Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall
So perish all would true love part
That love may still be lord of all
And then he took the cross divine
Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall
And died for her sake in Palestine
So love was still the lord of all
Now all ye lovers, that faithful prove
The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall
Pray for their souls who died for love
For Love shall still be lord of all
Written by: Loreena McKennitt, Sir Walter Scott
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