“Highland Cathedral” is a rather popular tune often requested Highland Bagpipe pipers. According to Wikipedia and others, it was composed in 1982 by two German musicians, “Ulrich Roever” and “Michael Korb”, for a highland games.
The tune is often played at weddings and usually has multiple parts. Multiple parts meaning two or more harmonies played by two or more bagpipes which is in contrast with most tunes that only have a single part with no harmony.
The generally accepted lyrics are shown below and additional history of the tune can can be found with the lyrics source.
Highland Cathedral
Words by Ben Kelly
Land of our fathers, we will always be
Faithful and loyal to our own country.
In times of danger, we will set you free,
Lead you to glory and to victory.
Hail, Caledonia, to our ancient prayer.
In this Highland Cathedral, let our standards bear.
Joining, together, with one dream to share.
God bless the people of this land so fair.
Chorus
Gone is the past, let us start anew.
Let this hope of peace, always remain.
Spirit of Scotia, be strong and true.
Then your children will smile again, again, again, again.
Rise, Caledonia, let your voices ring
In this Highland Cathedral of our God and King.
Whom joy and liberty to all will bring.
Come; let your heart with love and courage sing.
Chorus
Lonely the exile, o’er distant seas,
The home of their birth, gone from their eyes.
Bring back their souls o’er the ocean breeze
To the land where their fathers lie.
Repeat last verse