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lutheranhymns) wrote2020-05-16 11:51 pm
lutheranhymns) wrote2020-05-16 11:51 pm
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#628: Jerusalem, My Happy Home
My choir sang this on a few occasions doing one of the verses as a round.
Archaic use of the word "gallant" here describing the walk(ways) or garden paths, I guess; today it normally means "brave" but apparently it used to mean "showy, splendid." The image of a garden walk that challenges you to duels isn't very restful.
Archaic use of the word "gallant" here describing the walk(ways) or garden paths, I guess; today it normally means "brave" but apparently it used to mean "showy, splendid." The image of a garden walk that challenges you to duels isn't very restful.