by Cale Young Rice (1872 - 1943)
Highland Joy
Language: English
The bluebells ring in the bracken, The heather bells on the hill; The gorse is yellow, the sunlight mellow With music of wind and rill. Afar the mountains are rising. High Snowdon and all his knights; For some fair tourney with clouds that journey Up from the sea's blue lights. O winds, O water, O mountainsO earth, with your singing sod, I'm glad of the weather, that brings together, My heart and the heart of God. Ah! My heart and the heart of God.
Text Authorship:
- by Cale Young Rice (1872 - 1943) [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 Harriet Ware (1877 - 1962), "Highland Joy", subtitle: "(In Wales)", published 1912 [ voice and piano ], Cincinnati : John Church [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-26
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