Rest, Noble Chieftain: Song on the Death of President Lincoln

Rest, Noble Chieftain song on the death of PRESIDENT LINCOLN BY C. ARCHER.

Geo. F. Swain 3

Philadelphia LEE & WALKER 722 Chestnut St.

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REST, NOBLE CHIEFTAIN. SONG ON THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY C. ARCHER.

Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1865 by C. Everest, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Eastern district of Penn.

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1. Rest, noble Chieftain, sweet be thy sleep And over thy grave a

2. Rest noble Chieftain, mighty and brave! Peaceful they sleep and

Nation shall weep; Thy voice may be mute and palsied thy hand, But thy

hallow'd thy grave; No sound shall disturb thy quiet repose, While

spirit still lives in the heart of the land. The fair tree of Freedom shall

o'er thee shall grow the myrtle and rose. Thy mission was ended; Heav'n

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flourish and bloom When long thou hast slept enshrin'd in the tomb, And the

call'd thee away When over the land peace shed its sweet ray; May

songs of the free shall brighten thy name When monarchs are dead and

joy e'er be thine in glory above, when naught reigns but freedom,

perish'd their fame. When monarchs are dead and perish'd their fame.

mercy and love, Where naught reigns but freedom, mercy and love.