KELVINGROVE is an old Scottish tune. Where it appears in hymnals, it usually is under the title “The Summons”.
Historically, though, it’s a love song sung by a soldier to his love as he strolls with her one last time before he heads to battle. Here are the first and last verses of the folk song lyrics:
“Let us haste to Kelvin Grove, bonnie lassie, O
Thro’ its mazes let us rove, bonnie lassie, O
Where the roses in their pride
Deck the bonnie dingle side
Where the midnight fairies glide, bonnie lassie, O.
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“When upon a foreign shore, bonnie lassie, O
Should I fall midst battle’s roar, bonnie lassie, O
Then, Helen, should’st thou hear
Of thy lover on his bier
To his memory shed a tear, bonnie lassie, O.”
Handbells (two or three octaves)
Level 2.
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