by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940), as Edward Teschemacher
All joy be thine
Language: English
All joy be thine this day of heart’s delight, The darken’d hours are past, now breaks the light; May fairest flow’rs around you be unfurl’d, O love, O best beloved in the world! All hope be thine this golden wondrous day, And may no shade of grief fall round your way; But may you bravely face the journey long Without a sigh, upon your lips a song! All love be thine this day of heart’s delight, And may God guide your wand’ring steps aright, And keep you safe, your holy guardian be, And bring you back at eventide to me, And bring you back at eventide to me!
Authorship:
- by Edward Frederick Lockton (1876 - 1940), as Edward Teschemacher [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wilfred Sanderson (1878 - 1935), "All joy be thine" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-17
Line count: 13
Word count: 108