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by Harold Boulton, Sir (1859 - 1935)

To welcome you
Language: English 
There are faces peering out of all the flowers,
And the little buds are wakeful every one,
With their pretty lips that pout at chilly showers,
And open with a smile to kiss the sun.

There are voices sweet and low among the rushes
That the ripples of the river gently shake,
There's a murmuring among the alder bushes,
As the wind is wafted gently o'er the lake.

Today I hear the voices full of singing,
The flower-faces smile and whisper too,
The whole wide world with melody is ringing,
And all, my heart of hearts, to welcome you.

Text Authorship:

  • by Harold Boulton, Sir (1859 - 1935) [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 Arthur Goring Thomas (1850 - 1892), "To welcome you" [voice and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 99

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