Valediction (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-27). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 77 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All six stanzas from Dossey's book included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-27). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas from Dossey's book included.
General Information
Title: Valediction
First Line: Farewell, my friends, I must be gone
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Samuel Crossman
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1800 in The Evangelical Harmony, p. 33
Description: Words by Samuel Crossman, 1664, entitled Death Anticipated. There are many versions of this song, with many of the later stanzas being added by compilers. The version used here is from William Dossey's The Choice, 1836, no. 145.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Farewell, my friends, I must be gone, |
3. Farewell, my brethren in the Lord. |
5. Farewell, old soldiers of the cross, |