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(15.) Trio.—

Zella, Dora, and Lisetta.

Lisetta
(pp).
I am coming!

Zella and Dora
(f).
She is coming!

Lisetta
(p).
I am coming, wait for me!

Zella and Dora
(p).
She is coming!

Lisetta
(mf).
I am coming!

Zella and Dora
(f).
Come, oh come, we wait for thee!
Nearer, nearer comes the echo,
Nearer, nearer comes the voice,
Nearer, nearer fall the footsteps,
Making us indeed rejoice.

Lisetta.
I am coming, wait for me!

Zella and Dora.
Come, oh come, we wait for thee!

Zella, Dora, and Lisetta.
We, They have sought her/me, we/they have found her/me,
Fear and danger all are past,
Now with joyful song we lead her/they lead me
Safely, safely home at last!


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(16.) Chorus—Finale.

Safe home, safe home!
Fear and danger all are past,
We are safely home at last!
Oh, the love-light shed around,
In a rich and radiant flow,
When the lost and loved are found,
Is the sweetest heart can know.
Fairer than the dawn-light tender,
Fuller than the noon-tide glow,
Brighter than the sunset-splendour,
Purer than the moonlit snow.
Now let the wild cloud sweep,
Let the wild rain pour!
Now let the avalanche leap
With its long grand roar!
Now let the black night fall
On the mountain crest!
Safe are our dear ones all
In our mountain nest.
Safe home, safe home!
Fear and danger all are past,
We are safely home at last!