A Page’s Road Song

A 1920 sacred song.
Words by W. A. Percy.
Music by Ivor Novello.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

Jesu, if Thou wilt make
Thy peach trees bloom for me
And fringe my bridle path both sides
With tulips, red and free
If Thou wilt make Thy skies as blue
As ours in Sicily
And wake the little leaves that sleep
On ev’ry bending tree
I promise not to vexen Thee
That Thou shouldst make eternally
Heaven my home
But right contentedly
A singing page I’ll be
Here in Thy springtime, Jesu


Sung here by Fred Feild: