Faintly as tolls the evening chime (John Winans Shryock)

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• (Posted 2023-12-07)  CPDL #77938:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-07).   Score information: Letter, 12 pages, 646 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Faintly as tolls the evening chime
Composer: John Winans Shryock
Lyricist: Thomas Moore
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1885 W.J. Dyer & Bro.
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English text

CANADIAN BOAT SONG

Faintly as tolls the evening chime
Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time.
Soon as the woods on shore look dim,
We’ll sing at St. Anne’s our parting hymn.
Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,
The Rapids are near and the daylight’s past!

Why should we yet our sail unfurl?
There is not a breath the blue wave to curl;
But, when the wind blows off from the shore,
Oh! sweetly we’ll rest our weary oar.
Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast,
The Rapids are near and the daylight’s past!

Utawas’ tide! this trembling moon
Shall see us float over thy surges soon.
Saint of this green island! hear our prayers,
Oh, grant us cool heaven’s favouring airs.
Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast,
The Rapids are near and the daylight’s past!