Hallowed Hymns, New and Old ‎#135

135. Where is my Boy To-Night?

1 Where is my wand'ring boy to-night--
The boy of my tenderest care,
The boy that was once my joy and light,
The child of my love and prayer?

Chorus:
O where is my boy to-night?
O where is my boy to-night?
My heart o'erflows, for I love him, he knows;
O where is my boy to-night?

2 Once he was pure as morning dew,
As he knelt at his mother's knee;
No face was so bright, no heart more true,
And none was so sweet as he. [Chorus]

3 O could I see you now, my boy,
As fair as in olden time,
When prattle and smile made home a joy,
And life was a merry chime! [Chorus]

4 Go for my wand'ring boy to-night;
Go, search for him where you will;
But bring him to me with all his blight,
And tell him I love him still. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Where is my wandering boy to-night
• Title: Where is my Boy To-Night?
• Author: R. L.
• Refrain First Line: O where is my boy to-night?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Temperance

Tune Information

• Name: [Where is my wand'ring boy to-night]
• Composer: Robert Lowry
• Key: G Major