When the Daffodils Arrive
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A Hasidic tuneContextual information
This text, by Carl G. Seaburg (1922-1998), was commissioned for Singing the Living Tradition. A UU minister, Carl Seaburg served congregations in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine; briefly served as an editor at Beacon Press; and in 1971 was appointed Director of Information and Archivist of the Unitarian Universalist Association, a position he held until his retirement in 1985.
HASIDIM is a Hasidic tune.
This hymn appears as #62 in Singing the Living Tradition.
This text, by Carl G. Seaburg (1922-1998), was commissioned for Singing the Living Tradition. A UU minister, Carl Seaburg served congregations in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine; briefly served as an editor at Beacon Press; and in 1971 was appointed Director of Information and Archivist of the Unitarian Universalist Association, a position he held until his retirement in 1985.
HASIDIM is a Hasidic tune.
This hymn appears as #62 in Singing the Living Tradition.
Tune Name
HASIDIM
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7.7.7.7.
10.9.10.9
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Lyrics
When the daffodils arrive
in the Easter of the year,
and the spirit starts to thrive,
let the heart beat free and clear.
When the pussy willows bloom
in the springing of the year,
let the heart find loving room,
spread their welcome far and near.
When the sweet rain showers come,
in the greening of the year,
birds will sing and bees will hum.
Alleluia time is here.
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