Minnetonka Songs ‎#116

116. Memories of 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.

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

2 Each flow'ry glen, and mossy dell,
Where happy birds in song agree,
Thro' sunny morn the praises tell
Of sights and sounds in Galilee. [Chorus]

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

Text Information

• First Line: Each cooing dove, and sighing bough
• Title: Memories of Galilee
• Author: Rob't Morris, L. L. D.
• Refrain First Line: O Galilee, sweet Galilee
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Each cooing dove, and sighing bough]
• Composer: H. R. Palmer, by per.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.