Lyr Req: The Little House Upon the Hill

Subject: There's a Light Still Burning
From:
Date: 24 Jan 02 - 05:47 PM

I am looking for information (lyrics, provenance, etc.) about a song my mother used to sing to me, of which I remember only a fragment:

There's a light still burning in the window, Of the lonely house upon the hill, There's a light still burning in the window, And I think there always will [??]

It may be a WWII-vintage song or perhaps, traditional, and I have not found a reference to it in available Internet databases. Can anyone help?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Light Still Burning
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Jan 02 - 06:07 PM

I know I've seen this go by, probably here, but I didn't find it..........

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Light Still Burning
From: nutty
Date: 24 Jan 02 - 06:32 PM

It's here on Levy........
(There's a Light That's Burning in the Window of) The Little House Upon the Hill.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Light Still Burning
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Jan 02 - 06:40 PM

ahh, thanks nutty. You saved my sanity.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Light Still Burning
From:
Date: 24 Jan 02 - 06:52 PM

Thank you. That's it. Amazing! Nutty, are you aware of any recordings?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Light Still Burning
From: nutty
Date: 25 Jan 02 - 03:13 AM

Sorry Guest .... can't help you there BUT you can buy the sheet music
HERE

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: THE LITTLE HOUSE UPON THE HILL
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 11 Feb 02 - 12:57 AM

Here are the lyrics:

(There's a Light That's Burning in the Window of)
THE LITTLE HOUSE UPON THE HILL
Words & Music by Ballard MacDonald, Joe Goodwin and Harry Puck

I feel oh! so lonely tonight
I feel all alone,
I'm just starving for a sight
Of my old Kentucky home.
I can see my mother old and gray,
I can hear the whippoorwill,
I can see a light for me
In the window of the house upon the hill.

CHORUS:
There's a light that's burning in the window
Of a little house upon the hill.
And the light will burn, and a heart will yearn,
And it always will till I return,
For there's only one mother, I know she's waiting still,
And she'll always keep the light aburning
In the window of the house upon the hill.

I've seen many wonderful sights
Wand'ring on my way,
But I've spent such lonesome nights
And been weary thru the day.
I'm just longing for a mother's love,
An I know she longs for me,
Can't erase her loving face,
It's the sight of all the sights I want to see.

CHORUS

Here's the midi. PLEASE NOTE: the link below to download Miditext DOES NOT WORK--the site has apparently moved.

(Joe, nwc by email...)

MIDI file: LITTLE~1.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: The Little House Upon the Hill
Text: By Ballard MacDonald, Joe Goodwin & Harry Puck
Copyright: Copyright © 1915 by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, New York
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

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T:The Little House Upon the Hill
M:2/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Light Still Burning
From: masato sakurai
Date: 11 Feb 02 - 06:39 AM

The 1915 sheet music is HERE (American Memory from Duke University), too.

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Light Still Burning
From: masato sakurai
Date: 11 Feb 02 - 07:51 AM

Again. HERE.