Wait till the great day comes (When they come home again)
| Song Title | Wait till the great day comes (When they come home again) (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Ivor Novello |
| Author(s): | Edward Teschemacher (and Sidney D. Mitchell) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bells; Boys; Coming Home; Constant; Day; Drums; England; Fears; Foam; Fray; Great War; Happy; Hiding; Homecomings; Homeward; Joy; Liberty; Longing; Losing; Loyal; Marching; Meeting; Multiple Poets; News; Pain; Patient; Patriotism; Refraining; Returning; Ringing; Rolling; Sadness; Seas; Sending; Singing; Smiling; Soldiers; Songs; Sons; Sounds; Spreading; Suffering; Sweet; Tears; Throngs; Waiting; Wars; World War I |
| First Line | A happy day is near again, (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1918 (Search) Circa |
| Musical Form | Verse-chorus (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | http://digital.library.ucla.edu/apam/librarian?VIEWPDF=NSO033007PDF |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium/Low voice |
| Range: | C4 - D5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Bb Major (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |