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104. Galilee

1 Each cooing dove and sighing bough,
That makes the eve so blest to me,
Has something far diviner now;
It bears me back to Galilee.

Refrain:
O Galilee, sweet Galilee,
Where Jesus loved so much to be;
O Galilee, blue Galilee,
Come, sing thy song again to me.

2 Each flowery glen and mossy dell,
Where happy birds in song agree,
Through sunny morn the praises tell
Of sights and sounds in Galilee. [Refrain]

3 And when I read the thrilling love
Of him who walked upon the sea,
I long, O how I long once more
To follow him in Galilee. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Each cooing dove and sighing bough
Title: Galilee
Author: R. Morris, D.D., LL.D
Refrain First Line: O Galilee, sweet Galilee
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Each cooing dove and sighing bough] (McIntosh)
Composer: R. M. McIntosh
Notes: Public Domain.



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