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Home By the Sea
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Home By the Sea by James Calvin Bushey — Lyrics
A home, a home on the rushing sea,
Where the waves are wild
And the winds are free;
Where the dashing spray is tossed in glee,
And the foam is light as foam can be.
A home, a home, a home by the rushing sea,
A home, a home, a home by the rushing sea.
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About Home By the Sea
James Calvin Bushey captures the wild, exhilarating spirit of the sea in this SATB setting of a text originally published in Moore's Rural New-Yorker in 1862. The words paint a vivid picture of a home nestled by the ocean, where the waves crash and the winds blow free, with sea spray tossed in glee and foam as light as can be. The song evokes a sense of freedom and natural beauty, extending to the evening scene where stars kindle and ocean murmurs dream in the depths. This secular American partsong is a vibrant musical portrayal of a powerful and romanticized seascape.
