Page View
Woodbury, I. B. (Issac Baker), 1819-1858 (ed.) / The new lute of Zion: a collection of sacred music, designed for the use of congregations generally, but more especially the Methodist Episcopal Church
(c1856)
The music teacher, pp. [III]-XXXVIII
Page XXIV
~Instructions for tlhe Singing School.
0SWIFT WE GO. Sleighing
Glee. I.B WOOOS[TaY.
-
-o- -- - - -_ -
.0 wf ' ooe lofe-c nwWen moonbeams sparkle round,WVhen
hoofs keep time to mu - sic'schime, As mer - rily on we bound;
. n wit gltweou ersaeietAnd breath is on the
wind, We loose the rein and sweep the plain, And leave our cares be
- hind
,~ogw ld a -long A - cross the fleet-ing snow, With friends
be-side how swift we'll ride The bean-ti - ful track be - low;
Th n e a h osfr me When gale and tempest roar; Bnt give
the speed of the foaming steed, And I'll ask for waves no more;
_h _m . . . s- ----
i--- .. .. ..
Aamrr y oa eri fyon, as mer-ri - ly on we bound,
As merri- ly on, as muer - -ly on, as mer -r - ly on we bound.
_ -.. ... . _--
- _ -4-_
--M- - _-1_ Z 4
_.. .. .
'Why, ishi why my heart this sadnes? Why, 'mid scenes like these decline
? Where all,tho' strange,is jo;" and gladnes,Say,what wish can yet he
thine ? 0 say,what wish can yet he thinoe
~ - - 4a-z- ..
All that's dear te me is wresting- Lone ndchs'erl. s here I roam ; The stranger's
joys,howe'er enchanting,To me can nev'er belike home, To me can never be
'ike home.
. ....Give me those, 1 ask no other-Those that b~lessc the humble dome
_Where dwell'mto_ father and my mother-Give .... . .. .. ive mne hack my
home, Ms' oivn, my d,'ar~myvnative ..home.
Top of Page
Based on date of publication, this material is presumed to be in the public domain.| For information on re-use see: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/Copyright