By the Old Cathedral Door

A popular song from 1912
Words by Arthur J. Lamb
Music by Alfred Solman

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:

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Lyrics

1. Back from my distant wandering
   Back to the scenes of youth
   Here in the twilight pondering
   On God’s eternal truth
   Memory a sadness bringing
   Back from the days of yore
   I linger to hear the singing
   By the old cathedral door

Refrain:
“Come, all ye Faithful
Let the Savior guide”
“Abide with Me” they sang
There in the even tide
“Onward Christian Soldiers
Marching as to war”
My soul was stirred
As the hymns I heard
By the old cathedral door

2. Sadly the moonlight’s beaming
   Sadly the shadows fall
   What is this life but dreaming
   Death is the end of all
   Yet when the bright stars glisten
   When slumber comes once more
   In dreams I will wait and listen
   At the old cathedral door

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Sung here by Vancha March: