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Blue Boat Home (Hyfrydol)

By Ben, 27 February, 2009

lyrics by Peter Mayer
tune ("Hyfrydol") by Rowland Prichard.

Peter Mayer's tune differs from the traditional hymn in that the last three notes are drawn out to three beats apiece; traditionally they get only one. Additionally, in the last verse during the words "sky my sailor song" he holds the Em chord while singing G for the entire line.

I play this in C or D because it's easier for me to sing. Your harp may sing it better in G. Here is a video of me performing it in D.

Chords: C  -   G    C -   (G) C   F -   C  G  C    G7
Melody: C4     D    C      D  E   F     E  D  C    D
Lyrics: Though be - low    me I   feel  no mo  -   tion
    ||: Sun    my   sa  -  il and moon  my rud  -  der
    ||: I      give thanks to the waves up-holding me

C -    F    Am -  -     G   C     G7  C - -
  G    F    E     E     D   C     D   C
  Stan ding on    these mountains and plains
  As   I    ply   the   star   -  ry  sea
  Hail the  great winds urging    me  on

C  -  G    C - (G)  C    F -  C    G  C G7
C4    D    C   D    E    F    E    D  C D
Far   a  - way from the  rol -ling o -  cean
Lea - ning o - ver  the  edge in   won -der
Greet the  in -fi - nite sea  be - fore me

C -     F    Am - -      G C   G7  C - -
  G     F    E     E     D C   D   C
  Still my   dry - land  heart can say
  Cas - ting ques -tions into  the deep
  Sing  the  sky   my    sai - lor song

Em - -    Em   Dm   Em   Dm -   -   G7 C G7
G    G    G    F    E    F      F   F  E D
I've been sai  -    ling all    my  life now
Drif-ting here with my   ship's com pan -ions
I    was  born      u -  pon    the fa - thoms

C -   -   Am F   C    C    F    C    G -
  E   E   E  F   G    G    F    E    D
  Ne -ver harbor nor  port have I    known
  All we  kin  - dred pil   -   grim souls
  Ne -ver harbor nor  port have I    known

G   C    -    -   F     G  F   C     -    -   G (C) F (C) G
D   G    E    G   F     D  F   E     C    E   D  E  F  E  D
The wide u -  ni- verse is the o  -  cean I   tra    -    vel
    Ma - king our way   by the light of   the hea    -    vens
The wide u -  ni- verse is the o  -  cean I   tra    -    vel

C -   -   F     C  F   C - - G - - C - - C - -
  G   G   A5    G4 F   E     D     C
  And the Earth is my  blue  boat  home.       :||
  In  our beau  ti ful blue  boat  home.       :||
  And the Earth is my  blue  boat  home.        ||

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"Blue Boat Home" is the name of a UU hymn by Peter Mayer, about how we are all travelers on the Earth. We have his permission and blessing to use the name for this site.