Coastal Community Choir
A superb rendition of Hallelujah by the Coastal Community Choir at St Marys and the Holy Rood Church, Donington 13th July 2024.
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Well my name is Matthew Flinders, I was born and raised in Donington and when I was fifteen I joined the Navy.
I sailed with Captain Bligh aboard the ship called Providence then fought with Captain Pasley in the war against the French.
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
When I became a Lieutenant, I sailed round Van Diemens Land and commanded the ship Investigator.
I surveyed the coast of Australia, I mapped it out and wrote a book, and coming home the French put me in prison.
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Port Lincoln, Boston Islands, Bicker Islands, Kirton Point, Cape Donington.
I married Ann before I sailed, she stayed at home and it took 9 years, before I was free to sail home to England.
At forty years I passed away, they buried me in St James, but now I'm coming home to rest where I was born.
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah