ional ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁possibilities ▁offered ▁by ▁adding ▁a ▁simple , ▁though ▁gradually ▁evol ving , ▁orch est ral ▁accompan iment ▁that ▁respect ed ▁the ▁hom eless ▁man ' s ▁nob ility ▁and ▁simple ▁faith . ▁Although ▁he ▁died ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁hear ▁what ▁I ▁had ▁done ▁with ▁his ▁singing , ▁the ▁piece ▁remains ▁as ▁an ▁el o quent , ▁but ▁under st ated ▁testim ony ▁to ▁his ▁spirit ▁and ▁optim ism ." ▁ ▁Vers ions ▁The ▁original ▁ 2 5 - min ute ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Hall ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁recorded ▁for ▁Brian ▁En o ' s ▁Ob sc ure ▁label ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁G av in ▁Bry ars ▁ensemble ▁recorded ▁a ▁ 6 0 - min ute ▁version , ▁in ▁a ▁restored ▁water - t ower ▁in ▁Bour ges , ▁France , ▁for ▁Les ▁Dis ques ▁du ▁C rep usc ule . ▁A ▁ 7 4 - min ute ▁version ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁for ▁the ▁Point ▁label ▁with ▁Tom ▁Wa its ▁singing ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁hom eless ▁during ▁the ▁later ▁sections . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁G av in ▁Bry ars ▁released ▁a ▁live ▁ 2 5 - min ute ▁version ▁with ▁his ▁ensemble , ▁which ▁included ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁children , ▁on ▁GB ▁Records ▁▁ ▁In