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Home of my heart
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · James Gibb
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Home of my heart by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry — Lyrics
Home of my heart, when wilt thou ope
Thy silent doors to let me in?
What! not one glimpse to quicken hope
Of all that I aspire to win?
So near, and yet so oft denied!
The roses on my trellis throw
Their heedless scent from side to side,
Yet will not whisper what they know.
The yellow moon that hangs and peers
Amid the icy horns on high,
Leans to the list'ning earth, yet fears
To tell the secret of the sky.
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About Home of my heart
Charles Parry’s Home of my heart is a secular SATB setting of an English text exploring a profound yearning for belonging. The composer evokes a sense of longing and frustration as the speaker seeks entry to their ultimate refuge. The lyrics describe nature’s indifference to this plea, with roses, the moon, and whispering pines all withholding the coveted secret. Even beloved eyes remain closed to the speaker’s desire. This atmospheric partsong captures the poignant ache of being close to an ideal, yet unable to attain it, making it a deeply reflective choice for a choir seeking to convey sophisticated emotional nuance.
