Welcome home the bride (Thomas Adlington Wallworth)

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• (Posted 2023-12-15)  CPDL #78241:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-15).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 503 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Welcome home the bride
Composer: Thomas Adlington Wallworth
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1974 A. Hammond & Co.
Description: Et bondebryllup

Wedding dance

Original text and translations

English text

Welcome her so fair,
With bright and flowing hair,
May fate through life befriend her,
Love with smiles attend her;
Beauties like some rose,
Her blushing cheeks disclose,
As stars that gleam,
Her fond eyes beam,
Each look so soft and tender.
Every soul entrances,
Ah! those winning glances,
Might well the heart ensnare,
Oh! welcome home the bride so fair.

Lightly as some fawn,
She glides across the lawn,
With joyful strain they greet her,
Glad companions meet her,
Ah! with smiles and tears,
The bridal song she hears,
For memory strays
To other days,
Yet moments ne’er were sweeter.
Faithful friends are round her,
Love with bliss hath crowned her,
May heaven her footsteps guide,
Oh! welcome home the youthful bride.