You Raise Me Up

Secret Garden

Featuring Brian Kennedy
Produced by Fionnuala Sherry & Rolf Løvland
Album Once in a Red Moon

You Raise Me Up *The First and Original Version* by Secret Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vdkqeshXJM

“You Raise Me Up” is a song originally composed by the Norwegian-Irish duo Secret Garden. The music was written by Secret Garden’s Rolf Løvland, and the lyrics by Brendan Graham.

The song was originally composed as an instrumental piece and titled “Silent Story”. Løvland later approached Irish novelist and songwriter Brendan Graham to write the lyrics to his melody, after reading Graham’s novels.

The song was made by and for Løvland himself and performed for the very first time at the funeral of Løvland’s mother.

You Raise Me Up

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence
Until you come and sit awhile with me

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up’ To more than I can be

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up’ To more than I can be

There is no life ‘ no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up’ To more than I can be

You raise me up’ To more than I can be

 

You Raise Me Up – Secret Garden feat. Brian Kennedy ; The first public performance – I like the violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UddLOA-QoqM

Brian Kennedy – You Raise Me Up | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One ; I Like the bagpipes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpW0w0YxCC4