When You Come Home - 1912

James Pitt-Payne, London and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia

Birds in the garden all day long
Singing for me their happy song,
Flow'rs in the sunshine, wind and dew,
All of them speak to me of you.
You that I long for, near or far,
You that I follow like a star,
Day may be weary, weary and long,
You will come home at evensong!
When you come home, dear, all will be fair,
Home is not home if you are not there,
You in my heart, dear, you at my side,
When you come home at eventide
Birds in the garden sing no more,
Twilight is folding roof and door,
Softly the bells of evening call,
Shadow and sun for one and all!
So when we reach the close of day,
Put your dear hands in mine and say,
"God grant that we go side by side,
When we go home at eventide!"
When we go home, dear, when we go home,
No more to leave you, no more to roam.
God will remember! God will provide
When we go home at eventide.
God will remember! God will provide!

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When You Come Home 1912
Lyric by Fred E. Weatherley
Music by W. H. Squire
copyright 1912 by Boosey and Co. Ltd.
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
completed Thursday 21 March 2002 at 18.37
in association with Doug Grierson
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