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God Bring You Safely to Our Arms Again

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Title
God Bring You Safely to Our Arms Again - Lyrics
Composer
Shaw, Vincent  
Lyricist
Gibson, Kate  
Publisher
Chappell & Co. Ltd.  
Place of Publication
London (England)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
Go Bring You Safely to Our Arms Again Verse: Dearest you’re gone far away, Leaving us waiting the day Till you return to the homeland, Back to the watchers who care. Gladly we bade you “God speed,” When to the call you gave heed. Smiling we kissed you, long have we missed you, Deep in our hearts is this prayer: Refrain: God bring you safely to our arms again! Go guide and guard you o’er the mighty main! Long tho’ the way be, dark tho’ the day be, God bring you safe again! Our thoughts are ever with you far away Our hearts are yearning for you night and day. Duty said go, fate willed it so, But God bring you safely to our arms again. Verse: Far from our shores tho’ you roam, We who are waiting at home, Hope that the day soon will dawn When you will return to us all. Dear, we have waited so long, Yearning to hear love’s sweet song, We in our sorrow, wait for the morrow, All love’s sweet thought to recall: Refrain: God bring you safely to our arms again! Go guide and guard you o’er the mi
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_228
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
God Bring You Safely to Our Arms Again
Composer
Shaw, Vincent  
Lyricist
Gibson, Kate  
Publisher
Chappell & Co. Ltd.  
Place of Publication
London (England)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-08-03
Lyrics
Go Bring You Safely to Our Arms Again Verse: Dearest you’re gone far away, Leaving us waiting the day Till you return to the homeland, Back to the watchers who care. Gladly we bade you “God speed,” When to the call you gave heed. Smiling we kissed you, long have we missed you, Deep in our hearts is this prayer: Refrain: God bring you safely to our arms again! Go guide and guard you o’er the mighty main! Long tho’ the way be, dark tho’ the day be, God bring you safe again! Our thoughts are ever with you far away Our hearts are yearning for you night and day. Duty said go, fate willed it so, But God bring you safely to our arms again. Verse: Far from our shores tho’ you roam, We who are waiting at home, Hope that the day soon will dawn When you will return to us all. Dear, we have waited so long, Yearning to hear love’s sweet song, We in our sorrow, wait for the morrow, All love’s sweet thought to recall: Refrain: God bring you safely to our arms again! Go guide and guard you o’er the mi
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_228
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleGod Bring You Safely to Our Arms Again
ComposerShaw, Vincent  
LyricistGibson, Kate  
PublisherChappell & Co. Ltd.  
Place of PublicationLondon (England)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-08-03
LyricsGo Bring You Safely to Our Arms Again Verse: Dearest you’re gone far away, Leaving us waiting the day Till you return to the homeland, Back to the watchers who care. Gladly we bade you “God speed,” When to the call you gave heed. Smiling we kissed you, long have we missed you, Deep in our hearts is this prayer: Refrain: God bring you safely to our arms again! Go guide and guard you o’er the mighty main! Long tho’ the way be, dark tho’ the day be, God bring you safe again! Our thoughts are ever with you far away Our hearts are yearning for you night and day. Duty said go, fate willed it so, But God bring you safely to our arms again. Verse: Far from our shores tho’ you roam, We who are waiting at home, Hope that the day soon will dawn When you will return to us all. Dear, we have waited so long, Yearning to hear love’s sweet song, We in our sorrow, wait for the morrow, All love’s sweet thought to recall: Refrain: God bring you safely to our arms again! Go guide and guard you o’er the mi
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_228
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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