The love of other days (Edward Albert Hanchet)

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(Posted 2024-05-22) CPDL #80717:

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2024-05-22). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 354 kB Copyright: Personal

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Title: The love of other days
Composer: Edward Albert Hanchet
Lyricist: Timothy Hannibal Tabor
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1875 Lee & Shepard
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Original text and translations

English text

The love of other days was pure,
’Twas innocent and free,
As night winds wand’ring o’er the earth,
Or cheerful sunbeam o’er the sea;
It filled our hearts with joy and peace
With its enlivening rays;
O ’twas the best of earthly gifts,
The faithful love of other days.

And first the love of childhood’s hours
When earth and skies were bright,
When woods, and brooks, and singing birds,
Were joyful ever in our sight!
We loved to chase the butterflies,
And on the flowers to gaze—
These were the objects that called forth
The faithful love of other days.

And then our mother’s faithful love,
O, who can tell its powers?
Protecting us from many ills,
And gently watching many hours;
It kissed away the falling tears,
And taught our lips to pray;—
O, well may mortals weep to think
O’er holy love of other days.