Catholic-link.com This is an extract from a concert that Sting performed at the Cathedral of Durham. The song is called “There is No Rose of Such Virtue”.
If you would like to purchase the song, the disk is called “If on a Winter´s Night”. You can find it on amazon and other sights.
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