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In the Shady Woodlands

In the shady woodlands sweet it is to roam

Author: Jennie Wilson
Tune: [In the shady woodlands]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 In the shady woodlands,
Sweet it is to roam,
When in golden splendor
Summer days have come.

Refrain:
In the shady woodlands,
‘Mong the sylvan bow’rs,
Sweet it is to wander,
Spending happy hours.

2 ‘Mong the leafy treetops,
All the bright day long,
Joyous little wild birds
Flood the air with song. [Refrain]

3 There the laughing brooklets
Babble on their way,
Where cool reeds and willows
O’er their waters sway. [Refrain]

4 Soft wind-music murmurs
Through the forest aisles,
While glad woodland voices
Answer Summer’s smiles. [Refrain]

Source: Uplifted Voices: a 20th century hymn book for sunday-schools and devotional meetings #158

Author: Jennie Wilson

Wilson, Jennie Bain. (d. 3 September 1913). Obituaries available in the DNAH Archives.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: In the shady woodlands sweet it is to roam
Title: In the Shady Woodlands
Author: Jennie Wilson
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

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Uplifted Voices #158

Voices from the Woodland #d4

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