 | John Disturnell - Canada - 1855 - 272 pages
...scene of his admired Canadian Boat Song,' a stanza of which we copy : Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time...as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row brothers row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the day-light's... | |
 | Amos Lawrence - Boston (Mass.) - 1855 - 394 pages
...evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time ; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We '11 sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers,...row : the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and daylight 's past.' I first heard this song sung and played on the piano by , afterwards Mrs. , at her... | |
 | Elias Nason - Children's songs - 1855 - 134 pages
...Thee. 118 Canadian Boat Song. [8s & 9s.] TUNE— "Canadian Boat Song." 1 FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time ; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll cheerfully sing our parting hymn ; Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and... | |
 | Amos Lawrence - Boston (Mass.) - 1855 - 396 pages
...model officer and a good Christian." " Oct. 11. — CANADIAN BOAT-SONG. 1 Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time ; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We '11 sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row : the stream runs fast, i The rapids... | |
 | Asa Fitz - Hymns, English - 1855 - 200 pages
...voices keep tune and our oars keep time; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll cheerfully sing our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs...fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past, The rapids are near and the daylight's past. 2 Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath... | |
 | N. Brittan, L. H. Sherwood - Hymns, English - 1855 - 400 pages
...Melodeon, 43. 2J vol. Social Choir, 112. Soon as the woods on the shore look dim, We '11 cheerfully sing our parting hymn ! Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight 's past — The rapids are near, and the daylight 's past. 2. Why should we yet our sails... | |
 | William S. Hunter - Ontario - 1855 - 118 pages
...Irish poet, Tom Moore, wrote in reference to its rapids his much admired " Canadian Boat Song": — " Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the day light is past," &c. The steamer Lady Simpson is locked past the rapids, at St . Anne's, then continues... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 436 pages
...ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.* • Et remigem cantus hortatur. QOIHTIUAN. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We '11 sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn.f * I wrote these words to an air which our boatmen sung... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 436 pages
...which is dedicated to the tutelar saint of voyagers." — Mackenzie, General History of the Fur Trade. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's p.ost. Why should we yet our sail unfurl ? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl. But, when the... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Ballads, English - 1856 - 296 pages
...our ours keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We *H slug at St. Ann's oar parting hymn.s Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near, and the daylight 's past. obliged to row all the way. and we were fire days in descend* ing toe river from... | |
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FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St Ann's our parting hymn... 
