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Home is home, however lowly
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Home is home, however lowly by George M. Garrett — Lyrics
Home is home, however lowly,
Fenced around by many a spell,
If within its precincts holy,
Room be found for Love to dwell,
There is sure no spot on earth,
Wheresoe’er our steps may roam,
Can outshine the smiling hearth,
Of a tranquil, happy Home.
Home is home, however lowly,
If but Love within it dwells.
Home is home, however lowly;
Peaceful pleasures there abide;
Soothing thoughts and visions holy
Cluster round our own fireside.
Though the outer world be dark,
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About Home is home, however lowly
George M. Garrett's SATB setting of Home is home, however lowly is a secular English partsong. The composer celebrates the enduring comfort and peace found in a loving home, irrespective of its material grandeur. The text speaks of a home as a sanctuary, a place where love resides and provides shelter from the storms of the outside world. Garrett's music would have aimed to capture the warmth and security described in these verses, offering a reflective and intimate musical experience for the choir and its listeners.
