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Lyr Req: Bless This House (Bray/Taylor)

11 Jul 99 - 11:24 PM (#94255)
Subject: Bless this House.
From: Aine

Does anyone know the words to this song...?? My mother loves it and I want to surprise her with it. Thank you.

11 Jul 99 - 11:45 PM (#94263)
Subject: RE: Bless this House.
From: alison

sorry can only offer the first lines....

bless this house, dear Lord we pray
make it safe by night and day

.... it goes on to bless chimneys tall etc....... maybe it'll jog someone's memory.

slainte

alison

11 Jul 99 - 11:58 PM (#94266)
Subject: RE: Bless this House.
From: Patty Gates

I have it and will print words tomorrow - late now! Beautiful song!

12 Jul 99 - 02:24 AM (#94292)
Subject: RE: Bless this House.
From: Aine

Thanks Alison...thanks Patty...look forward to getting the words from you Patty...i appreciate it very much. :) Slainte.

12 Jul 99 - 02:41 AM (#94297)
Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: BLESS THIS HOUSE (Bray/Taylor)
From: Musicman

here you go.....

Bless This House
Words & music By May H. Bray, Helen Taylor
Copyright: Copyright 1932, Boosey & Co. Ltd.

Bless this house, O Lord we pray,
Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls, so firm and stout,
Keep-ing want and trou-ble out,
Bless the roof and chim-neys tall,
Let Thy peace lie o-ver all;
Bless this door, that it may prove
E-ver o-pen to joy and love.
Bless these win-dows shi-ning bright,
Let-ting in God's heav'n-ly light;
Bless the hearth a-blaz-ing there,
With smoke as-cend-ding like a prayer;
Bless the peo-ple here with-in,
Keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be
Fit, O Lord, to dwell with Thee,
Bless us all that we one day
May dwell, O Lord, with Thee.


Here's music and piano part also:

MIDI file: blesshse.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Bless This House
Text: By May H. Bray, Helen Taylor
Copyright: Copyright 1932, Boosey & Co. Ltd.
Tempo: 090 (666666 microsec/crotchet)
Key: A
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:

X:1
T:Bless This House
M:4/4
Q:1/4=90
K:A
^D2=G2^A3^A|=c3=c^A4|G2^A2=G2^D2|=F2D2^D4|
^D2=G2^A3^A|=c3=c^A4|G2^A2=G2^D2|=F2D2^D4|
^d3^dd2^A2|=c2=c2^A4|=c3=c^A2=G2|=F2^D2=F4|
^D2=F2=G2^D2|G2^A2=c2d^d|^d2^A=G=F3^D|^D8|
-^D8|^D8|-^D8|^D8|-^D8|^D8|-^D2=G6|-=G8|=G4^A4|
-^A7^A|=c3=c^A4|G2^A2=G2^D2|=F2D2^D4|^D2=G2^A3^A|
=c2=c2d3d|^d3^d=f2d2|=c2=c2^A4|^d3^dd2^A2|
=c2=c2^A4|=c3=c^A2=G2|=F2^D2=F4|^D2=F2=G2^D2|
G2^A2=c4|=F2=G2A2=F2|^A2=c2d4|=g3=g=f2d2|
^d2^A2=c2d^d|g3=g=f3^d|^d15/2||

enjoy

musicman

12 Jul 99 - 02:29 PM (#94448)
Subject: RE: Bless this House.
From: PattyG

There ya go, Aine. I did dig out my sheet music and was all prepared to type away, but Musicman was Johnny on the spot! Isn't that a gorgeous song?

12 Jul 99 - 09:28 PM (#94585)
Subject: RE: Bless this House.
From: Aine

Wonderful..!!! I didn't expect such a fast and complete response. Thank you Musicman and Patty. Now all i have to do is learn it...!! Slan, Aine :)

02 Feb 11 - 10:47 PM (#3087666)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bless This House (Bray/Taylor)
From: Jim Dixon

I think we need another copy of the lyrics without all those hyphens, so it can be found more easily with a search engine.

By the way, did anyone notice that the previous version spelled "ascending" with two D's?

Bless this house, O Lord we pray,
Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls, so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out,
Bless the roof and chimneys tall,
Let Thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove
Ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright,
Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a-blazing there,
With smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the people here within,
Keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be
Fit, O Lord, to dwell with Thee,
Bless us all that we one day
May dwell, O Lord, with Thee.