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13737. Welcome Song

1 Bright gleams of sunshine fill valleys fair,
Glad songs of joy are heard everywhere;
All nature seems rejoicing to say,
O welcome, Children’s Day.

Refrain:
Our voices raise in notes of praise,
With bright song ringing, our tribute bringing,
To Christ our king, whose love we sing,
We’ll praise Him ever for the Children’s Day.

2 O welcome, welcome, bright, golden hours,
With song of birds and perfume of flowers,
Our hearts and lives we joyfully bring
An offering to our king. [Refrain]

3 Our all we bring, our tribute of love,
To Christ our king now reigning above;
We’ll serve Him now and praise evermore,
The One whom we adore. [Refrain]

4 O Jesus, Savior, Thee we adore;
We’ll praise Thy holy name evermore;
We’ll serve Thee ever, bringing to Thee
Our lives, Thine own to be. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Bright gleams of sunshine fill valleys fair
Title: Welcome Song
Author: Minna Foote (1903)
Refrain First Line: Our voices raise in notes of praise
Language: English
Source: The Voice of Praise by J. Lincoln Hall, C. Austin Miles and Irvin H. Mack (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack, 1904)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Bright gleams of sunshine fill valleys fair]
Composer: Charles Austin Miles (alt.)
Key: F Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
Adobe Acrobat image: PDF
MIDI file: MIDI
Noteworthy Composer score: Noteworthy Composer Score

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