The Heavenly March (William Walker)
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- (Posted 2018-07-24) CPDL #50659:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-07-24). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 49 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1840. Two more stanzas from Stennett's hymn included.
General Information
Title: The Heavenly March
First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
Composer: William Walker
Lyricist: Samuel Stennett
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1840 in Southern Harmony, Fourth Edition, p. 221, for three parts: Treble-Tenor-Bass
Description: Words to the stanzas by Samuel Stennett, 1778, with seven stanzas. The words to the chorus by an anonymous author.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at On Jordan's stormy banks I stand.
English text
Chorus
To see the righteous marching home,
And the angels bid them come,
And Jesus stands awaiting,
To welcome travelers home.