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| 15 Oct 2020 | |
| Foundation Archive News |
Before 1940, the girls of St Mary's Priory School, Princethorpe, would have known this as their school hymn, after that date it was changed to the hymn Except the Lord Build the House.
The song was written by two of the nuns who lived at the Priory, with music by M.M. Mechtilde, O.S.B. and words by M. M. Paul, O.S.B. Unheard for almost 80 years, the song has now been brought back to life. Having recently unearthed the sheet music and lyrics from the school archive, the hymn has been newly recorded by Gil Cowlishaw, Princethorpe College's Director of Music.
The song tells the story of the nuns' journey from Montargis, France in 1792 to eventually settle in Princethorpe.
Accompanied by photos from the archives you can listen to St Mary's Priory original school hymn here: https://vimeo.com/457741565
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