With happiness and jollity (George A. Blackburn)
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- (Posted 2023-09-25) CPDL #75715:
- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-25). Score information: Letter, 16 pages, 654 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: With happiness and jollity
Composer: George A. Blackburn
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1909 J. Curwen & Sons
Description: Backburn’s lyric has a devotional/religious element, but the piece is of a secular nature, not intended as church music.
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Original text and translations
English text
With happiness and jollity
The time shall run apace;
Whilst choosing not frivolity
Joy’s smiles shall gleam our face.
With pleasure we beguile the hours,
We laugh in gladsome mirth;
In merry song our chorus sing,
Forget the toils of earth.
La tra la,
Sing we with joy!
What matters though the wind blows cold,
Rain falls in heavy showers;
With hearts attuned to peaceful ways
Content shall e’er be ours.
We strive not for mere worldly gain,
With all its glittering show;
We seek to do some kindly things
That lives may happier brow.
Come join the “Cause of Happiness”
With all its wealth of power
To make hearts glad, uplift the sad,
And brighten every hour.
We’ll trust in Him who gave us life,
Who bids us to rejoice;
For blessings He has given us,
We’ll sing with thankful voice.