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Pleyels Hymn sung at Abraham Lincoln's Funeral
This sheet of music was used on that occasion by a member of the choir under direction of H. H. Beecher.
PLEYELS.HYMN
Tenor 1V. Children of the Heavenly, King As ye jour-ny Sweetly Sing.
Alto 2V. Ye are trea-ling home to God In the way the fathers trod
Air 3V. Lord sub-mis-sive make us so glad-ly leav-ing all be -- low
Bass
Tenor Sing your Saviours wor-thy Praise Glorious in his works and ways.
Alto They are happy now and ye Soon there hap-pi-ness shall see.
Air On-ly then our Lea-der be And we still will follow thee.
Bass
ST.HST.LIB. SPG.ILL.
[Printed backwards in punch out] ST.HST.LIB. SPG.ILL.
Choral"TO THEE O LORD"
Air&Alto
To Thee, O Lord, I yield my Spi--rit, Who break'st, in love, this
Tenor
To Thee, O Lord, I yield my Spi--rit, Who break'st, in love, this
Bass
Accomp.
mor-tal chain? My life I but from Thee in-he-rit, And death be-comes my chiefest
mor-tal chain? My life I but from Thee in-he-rit, And death be-comes my chiefest
gain. In Thee I live, in thee I die. Content, for Thou art e-ver nigh.
gain. In Thee I live, in thee I die. Content, for Thou art e-ver nigh.