Gjeilo: The Rose - Ola Gjeilo, The Choir of Royal Holloway, 12 ensemble

The lily has a smooth stalk

Will never hurt your hand;

But the rose upon her brier

Is lady of the land

There’s sweetness in an apple tree

And profit in the corn;

But lady of all beauty

Is a rose upon a thorn

When with moss and honey

She tips her bending brier

And half unfolds her glowing heart

She sets the world on fire