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I recently posted<\/a> an excerpt from \u201cEvery Star Shall Sing a Carol<\/a>\u201d by Sydney Carter. You can listen to the piece online here<\/a>, and can find sheet music for the melody here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I also came across a small poem called \u201cInterview<\/a>\u201d that expresses Carter\u2019s outlook:<\/p>\n

So what do you believe in?
Nothing fixed or final,
all the while I
travel a miracle. I doubt,
and yet
I walk upon the water<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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