"Kelvin Grove" is a Scottish air in C major or G Major. The parts are played AABB. A duple time "Kelvin Grove" (in the key of 'A') also appears in Francis Johnson's New Cotillions for Balls and Private Parties published Fleetwood & Hobson (early 19th century). The air was printed in the second volume of The Scottish Minstrel (circa 1811), where it was called "Kelvin Water". The melody is earlier than the printing of The Scottish Minstrel. It was previously the vehicle for a risqué song called "The Shearing's Nae for You" (Bonnie Lassie-o). The current song was composed by Thomas Lyle (1792-1859), although its first appearance in print was in The Harp of Renfrewshire, where it was erroneously attributed to John Sim. It appeared in Lyle's volume Collected Poems and Songs (1837). The song's setting is an area of woodland, beside the river Kelvin, which was a favorite spot for young lovers to meet. It was printed in G.H. Davidson's Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody (c. 1830's), Howe's The Musician's Companion, vol. 2 (1850), Howe's 1000 Jigs and Reels (1867), Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 3 (c. 1880's), Manson's Hamilton's Universal Tune-Book, vol. 1 (1853). A slowed down extended version of this tune, known as "Kelvingrove", is used in 41 hymnals of various denominations. It is used for the lyric known as "The Summons" by John L. Bell and several other lyrics.