 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. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past.  The Scottish Review - Page 2541887Full view - About this book
 | 724 pages
...Anne, the patroness of the Canadian voyageurs, immortalized by Moore in those exquisite lines — " Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep...tune, and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on sliore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn." It was here the boatmen made confession,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1806 - 374 pages
...him. A CANADIAN BOAT-SONG. WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. L4WRENCE\ ET REMIGEM CANTUS HORTATUR. Suintilian. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. 1 I wrote these words to an air, which our boat-men sung to us very frequently. The wind was so unfavourable,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1806 - 328 pages
...pronunciation of the Canadians. It begins Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontre Deux cavaliers tres-bien monies ; Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn.* Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's... | |
 | Oxford city, Holywell music room - 1808 - 170 pages
...and thee I dwe. GLEE. Masters TIDMAN and SPENCE, and Mr. LIDDELL. Moore. Faintly as tolk the ev'ning 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: Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the day-light's... | |
 | 1821 - 282 pages
...thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG, WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep...as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn ! Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's... | |
 | 1821 - 154 pages
...Cheerily oh ! cheerily oh Cheerily, cheerily, &c. A CANADIAN BOAT SONG. Written on the river St. Lawrence. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep...as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn ! Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...deary O. CCXLI11. FAINTLY AS TOLLS THE EVENING CHIME'. Faintly as tolls the evening chime, Our vnices 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 ; Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the day-light's... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 348 pages
...A CANADIAN BO AT-SONG. WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. -LAWRENCE. II KEMIGEM CAttTUS HORTATUH. QOIHTILIAS. FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. * I wrote these words to an air which our boat-men sung to us very frequently. The wind was so unfavourable... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 344 pages
...chemin j'ai rencontre' Deux cavaliers tres-bien monte's j And the refrain to every verse was, VOL. It. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. * Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's... | |
 | Edward Allen Talbot - 1824 - 450 pages
...the St. Lawrence, endeavoured, a- he says, to harmonize this air, by writing the following stanzas : FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep...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 pa>t ! Why... | |
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