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Text:Winter
Author:Julia H. Johnston
Tune:COLUMBIA
Composer:Daniel Brink Towner
Media:MIDI file

8113. Winter

1 Welcome, welcome, royal winter,
All in white and crystal dressed,
King at last of all the seasons,
Wearing jewels on thy breast.

Refrain:
Winter, winter, royal winter,
Pulses tingle, hearts are light;
Praises to the gracious Giver,
For the season cold and bright.

2 Softly, softly falls the covering
Of the white and glistening snow;
Seeds of grain and flower rootlets,
Hide in safety far below. [Refrain]

3 When for me life’s winter cometh,
May my heart but stronger grow;
May the fruits in autumn gathered,
Last thro’ all the time of snow. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Welcome, welcome, royal winter
Title: Winter
Author: Julia H. Johnston
Refrain First Line: Winter, winter, royal winter
Meter: 87.87 D
Language: English
Source: Bible Study Songs, by Bertha F. Vella and Daniel. B. Towner (Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1899)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: COLUMBIA
Composer: Daniel Brink Towner (1899)
Meter: 87.87 D
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
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MIDI file: Midi
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