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Welcome, welcome is the greeting

Author: Lewis G. Pray
Tune: [Welcome, welcome is the greeting] (German)
Published in 13 hymnals

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1 Welcome, welcome is the greeting,
Which this day we give our friends,
Happy, happy be the meeting
Providence so kindly lends.

Chorus:
Hands of cheer and heart sincere,
Find we in our comrades here;
Angels lead us day by day,
In the righteous way.

2 Love of souls the richest treasure,
Casting out each earth-born fear,
Let the smile of social pleasure
Gleam o'er all the objects here. [Chorus]

3 Like the sun, your feelings glowing,
Clothe these hours so blest in light.
So like him, when thou art going,
Leave behind a radiance bright;-- [Chorus]

4 Rays of brilliant thoughts to quicken,
Beams to warm the souls with love,
That when clouds of sorrow thicken,
They may lure to worlds above. [Chorus]

Source: The Morning Stars Sang Together: a book of religious songs for Sunday schools and the home circle #76

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Author: Lewis G. Pray

Pray, Lewis Glover, was born at Quincy, Massachusetts, Aug. 15, 1793. Removing to Boston in 1808, he entered into business there in 1815, and retired therefrom in 1838. He was for some time a member of the City Government of Boston, of the Board of Education, and of the State Legislature. From an early date lie was associated with Sunday schools, and was for 34 years superintendent of the Sunday School of the Twelfth Congregational Society, Boston. In 1833 he published a Sunday School Hymn Book, the first with music ever compiled for American Unitarian Sunday schools. This was enlarged in 1844 as the Sunday School Hymn and Service Book. He also published a History of Sunday Schools, 1847; a Christian Catechism, 1849; and other works. His… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Welcome, welcome is the greeting
Title:	Welcome! Welcome!
Author:	Lewis G. Pray
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Hands of cheer and hearts sincere
Copyright:	Public Domain