Lyr ADD: Anchored! (S K Cowan, M Watson)

Subject: Safe in my Father's Arms
From: GUEST,Len Kennington
Date: 05 Sep 19 - 01:10 PM

A Victorian parlour ballad ENDS with the line "Safe in My Father's Arms!" - there are hymns and songs that START with those words, but this is the big climactic finale of the song, and guarantees a rousing burst of applause for the balladeer. I have searched and searched, but databases and title indexes do not help with last lines.
Any ideas anyone?

Subject: RE: parlour ballad ending - Safe in my Father's Arms
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 05 Sep 19 - 02:43 PM

What else do you know about the song? Is it for-sure a parlour (or drawing room) ballad, or could it have come from the music hall era?

Subject: RE: parlour ballad ending - Safe in my Father's Arms
From: GUEST,Len Kennington
Date: 05 Sep 19 - 05:17 PM

My late brother used to sing it for a laugh at the piano - it always struck me as a pompous concert piece, but I suppose it could equally have been sung in the Halls as a big closer. Judging by my memories of it, it could be late Victorian up to 1st World War. Nothing very solid to go by I'm afraid - as I say it's untraceable by conventional means, I hope that there's somebody out there who just KNOWS the piece.

Subject: RE: parlour ballad ending - Safe in my Father's Arms
From: Snuffy
Date: 06 Sep 19 - 08:39 AM

Is this any good?

In my Father’s arms I was lifted high
Close to His heart I could touch the sky
For dad was like God and could silence waves roar
And tame all my fears on ocean’s shore
For nothing could touch me or cause me harm
As a child I was safe in my Father’s arms.

From my Father’s arms the years brought a day
When far from His heart I wandered away
Dad was not God but just the old man
I mocked at his wisdom and questioned his plan
A proud adolescent with a mind of his own
My Father’s arms I’d completely outgrown.

To my Father’s arms born-again I returned
Back to His heart from the wilderness learned
That pier’s weathered crosses were moments He bore
My sea-tossed rebellion when He loved me more
For now I’m a father, he’s not God or old man
In my Father’s arms He became my best friend.

Subject: RE: parlour ballad ending - Safe in my Father's Arms
From: GUEST,Len Kennington
Date: 07 Sep 19 - 07:45 AM

Not bad - doesn't quite tally with my (hazy) recollection, but will seek it out and see how it sounds - thanks

Subject: RE: parlour ballad ending - Safe in my Father's Arms
From: GUEST,Len Kennington
Date: 16 Sep 19 - 04:04 AM

I've managed to record the last few lines from a film soundtrack
('Sea Cadets' - 1941) it appears to be a sailor ballad.
As far as I can transcribe (a little tough to hear) the words are:

..Call me, I'm rather late today,
Call me, I'd rather like to go.
To sail across the whole world o'er,
Safe in my Father's Arms,
Safe in my Father's Arms!

https://soundcloud.com/user85566039/fathers-arms

Hope this might help.

Subject: RE: parlour ballad ending - Safe in my Father's Arms
From: GUEST,Len Kennington
Date: 18 Sep 19 - 06:20 AM

O.K. You geniuses, found it for myself - it's a 1910 parlour ballad called 'Anchored' sung (among others) by Peter Dawson.
It's composed by Watson & Cowan - it's on YouTube and I can't believe
that no-one knew it!

Subject: Lyr Add: ANCHORED! (S K Cowan, M Watson)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 23 Jan 22 - 06:48 PM

Lyrics transcribed by me from the sheet music at the University of Tennessee—Knoxville. Other copies/editions are held by the University of Wisconsin—Madison, University of Illinois—Chicago, Mississippi State University, Johns Hopkins University, and the National Library of Australia.. I also found the song in a book: Classic Baritone and Bass Songs (Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1888), page 24.


ANCHORED!
(Words by Samuel K. Cowan, music by Michael Watson, © before 1889.)

Flying with the flowing sail
Over the summer sea!
Sheer thro’ the seething gale,
Homeward bound was she!
Flying with feath’ry prow
Rounding with slanting keel
And glad and glad was the sailor lad
As he steer’d and sang at his wheel.
“Only another day to stray,
Only another night to roam,
Then safe at last the harbour past,
Safe in my father’s home,
Safe in my father’s home!”

Bright on the flashing brine,
Glitter’d the summer sun!
Sweetly the starry shine
Smil’d when the day was done!
Blythe was the breeze of Heav’n,
Filling the flying sail
And glad was the sailor lad,
As he steer’d and sang thro’ the gale.
“Only another day to stray,
Only another night to roam,
Then safe at last, the harbour past,
Safe in my father’s home,
Safe in my father’s home.

Sudden the lightnings flash’d
Like falchions in the dark!
Sudden the thunders crash’d!
Alas! for the gallant bark!
There where the storm had pass’d,
A dreary wreck lay she!
But bright was the starry light,
That shoe on the summer sea!
And a soft smile came from the stars,
And a voice from the whisp’ring foam,
Safe, safe at last, the danger past,
Safe in his Father’s Home!
Safe in his Father’s Home!
Safe in his Father’s Home!