Here’s our eight-bell arrangement of the more-than-well-known Danny Boy (set to the Irish tune “Londonderry Air” by Frederic Weatherly in 1910), written for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee, the celebration of the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne.
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side,
The summer’s gone, and all the flowers are dying
‘Tis you, ’tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow,
‘Tis I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.
And if you come, when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be,
You’ll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an “Ave” there for me.
And I shall hear, tho’ soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be,
If you’ll not fail to tell me that you love me
I’ll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.
Hymn Tune: Traditional Irish Tune/Londonderry Air
Hymn Texts:
- I Cannot Tell
- I Love Thee So
- My Own Dear Land
- We Shall Go Out with Hope of Resurrection
- Above the Hills of Time the Cross is Gleaming
- Lord of the Church, We Pray for Our Redeeming
- Above the Voices of the World Around Me
Also:
- “Irish Love Song” by Katherine Tynan Hinkson
- “In Derry Vale” by W.G. Rothery
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