I Wonder As I Wander
I Wonder As I Wander is an Appalachian Christmas carol
History
Sources differ as to the early history of the carol, although its collection is attributed to folk singer, John Jacob Niles. He composed the piece in 1933, influenced by three lines of a folk song sung to him by a girl while working as a surveyor in Appalachia.
A notable choral arrangement by Carl Rutti has been performed at A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
Text
Chorus
I wonder as I wander out under the sky,



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