Wayfarer's Grace

DESCRIPTION: "For all the glory of the way. For Thy protection, night and day, For roof, tree, fire and bed and board For friends and home, we thank thee, Lord."
AUTHOR: M. Elizabeth Worsfold and G. C. E. Ryley (source: Tobitt-TheDittyBag)
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (Kent County (Girl Guides) Song Book, according to Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 167, 438, "Wayfarer's Grace" (notes only)
Tobitt-TheDittyBag, pp. 173-174, "Wayfarer's Grace" (1 short text, 1 tune, the fifth of six "Graces")
Tobitt-YoursForASong, pp. 63-64, "Wayfarer's Grace" (1 short text, 1 tune, the fifth of six "Graces")
ChansonsDeNotreChalet, p. 11, "Wayfarer's Grace" (3 short texts, 1 English, 1 French, 1 German; 1 tune)
NOTES [121 words]: Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs's "Wayfarer's Grace" is popular (26 citations), but Averill says it is to the tune of Burns's "Some have meat and cannot eat" (sometimes called "The Selkirk Grace" or "Burns grace at Kirkudbright") -- in fact, she seems to say it starts with those words. But that grace is not listed as having a tune, and every "Wayfarer's Grace" that I could find was this piece, often listed to the tune of "Old Hundredth"/"The Doxology" although that is not the tune used in ChansonsDeNotreChalet. So I think Averill is in error in one or another attribution. I have followed Tobitt's attribution, which is also in ChansonsDeNotreChalet. It is not clear who made the non-English versions in the latter book. - RBW
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