The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10271

10271. O Galilee, Sweet Galilee!

1 O Galilee, sweet Galilee!
O land where prophets trod;
O land most sacred in our eyes,
Where walked the Son of God!
We praise the name that hallowed Thee,
Dear Jesus, blessèd name;
As long as tongue shall sound His praise,
So long thy deathless fame.

Refrain:
O Galilee, sweet Galilee!
O land where prophets trod;
O Galilee, sweet Galilee,
Where walked the Son of God.

2 O Galilee, sweet Galilee!
Thy hills are sacred now;
Whose rocks did lend, on wearied nights
A pillow for His brow,
Or from whose crests, where cedars bend,
In silent twilight hour,
He stood enwrapped in prayerful mood,
Awaiting God-sealed power. [Refrain]

3 O Galilee, sweet Galilee!
We claim thee as our own;
Where first He came, whose mission was
To bind all flesh in one;
O native land, O covenant land,
Of earth’s most royal king!
We give thee mead of blessèd praise,
While we His glory sing. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Galilee, sweet Galilee!
• Title: O Galilee, Sweet Galilee!
• Author: M. J. Smalley
• Refrain First Line: O Galilee, sweet Galilee
• Meter: 86.86.86 D
• Language: English
• Source: Ocean Grove Songs by James N. Fitzgerald, Charles H. Yatman and Tali Esen Morgan (Ocean Grove, NJ: Ocean Grove Association, 1900)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: OVIEDO
• Composer: M. J. Smalley (1899)
• Meter: 86.86.86 D
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain