The voyage song (William James Robjohn)

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• (Posted 2023-12-04)  CPDL #77813:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-04).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 381 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: The voyage song
Composer: William James Robjohn
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1869 Root & Cady
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

Rocking with the passing tide,
Our boat with calm and silent pace,
Thro’ the waters soft doth glide,
As we our happy voices raise.

Sing, merry comrades, sing,
Let your voices ring;
Hearts are gay and faces bright,
And sparkling eyes are filled with light;
We all with merry heart
Bear our tuneful part.

See the cities gliding by,
The sun is slowly passing down;
Stars besprinkle now the sky,
And lights gleam out from every town.

While our journey lasts shall we,
While oars dip steadily and slow,
Keep from strife; and joy and glee
Shall ever make the moments go.