This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Every breath of air was a silent prayer
I was longing for your face
And I wondered why
All the years went by
Without a single trace
Anticipating, Lord we've been waiting
Just watching the days come and go
But now we know
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Set the captives free
Tell the broken reed
Hope has been restored
And the one who cries
For the wandering child
Her tears are not ignored
Father in Heaven
You gave us reason to see past
The pain of today
We Celebrate
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Joy
And the angels sing
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
He is the promised One
Unending hope for all time
When the King of the ages arrived
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Joy (let the angels sing)
Joy (let the angels sing)
Joy
We've waited so long for this day to come
The One the Father sent to save us
We've seen with our own eyes we've seen
The Promised One
You gave us reason to see past the pain of today
We've waited so long for this day to come
We've seen with our own eyes
The Promised On
I was longing for your face
And I wondered why
All the years went by
Without a single trace
Anticipating, Lord we've been waiting
Just watching the days come and go
But now we know
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Set the captives free
Tell the broken reed
Hope has been restored
And the one who cries
For the wandering child
Her tears are not ignored
Father in Heaven
You gave us reason to see past
The pain of today
We Celebrate
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Joy
And the angels sing
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
He is the promised One
Unending hope for all time
When the King of the ages arrived
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Joy
And the angels sang, there was
Joy
Let the whole world know this
Joy
Our King has finally come
Joy
Here is the promised One
Joy (let the angels sing)
Joy (let the angels sing)
Joy
We've waited so long for this day to come
The One the Father sent to save us
We've seen with our own eyes we've seen
The Promised One
You gave us reason to see past the pain of today
We've waited so long for this day to come
We've seen with our own eyes
The Promised On
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