Bury The Brave Where They Fall and Where The Soul Can Find Rest

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Title

Bury The Brave Where They Fall and Where The Soul Can Find Rest

Subject

Funeral Music
Funeral Journey of Abraham Lincoln to Springfield
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
Sheet music
Frisbie, Henrie L.

Description

Words and music handwritten by unknown. Back of manusript contains a handwritten note by unknown: "Sung at funeral train in 1865-as the train bearing Lincoln's body, by Ellen Arrington-alto, Frank Hoblit-BassTenor, Mary Downey-air" .

Creator

Frisbie, Henrie L.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1865

Contributor

n/a

Format

pdf

Language

en

Identifier

300963
428684883

Coverage

n/a

Transcription

Bury the Brave where they Fall

Oh bury the brave on the field where they fall. Let them sleep beneath

Thoug nameless the graves where their ashes repose. all unhallowed

The sunlight and rain will awken the flowers that in beauty Oer

The Sod;... That drank up their blood in the dedly affray, When Their

by Tears, Their Laurels are fade less , They never can die, While we

them wave, The soft whispering breezes a re quiem sad, Murmering

spirits went home to God: Let their resting place be where their

measure the fleeting years; Though no marble may rise O'er their

Over their lonely graves But we mourn for them not as all

brave deeds were done; With the banner The banner for Their shroud; And its

low lonely beds, there to point out the sacred sacred spot,...Yet tho

camly they sleep, Far away from the loving household band, For the

stars shall keep watch as they peacefully sleep, Far away from the gathering crowd

harts of the nation will their memory keep, Its dead heroes never forgot

brave and the noble die Never in vain where they die for their native land

Then sleep on and soft be thy repose, And greener the Turf

Chorus

on thy breast...The glorious stars Shall watch, shall watch O'er the graves

where the heroes rest


1st The loud winds dwindled to a whisper low

And sighed for Pity as it answered No! No!

2nd The loud waves rolling in perpetual flow

Stoped for a while and sighed to answer No! No!

Be hind a cloud the moon with drew in two

And a voice sweet but sad responded No! No!

4th Faith, hope, and love, best boons to mortals given

[Wai?] their bright wings and whispered, "Yes in heav'n"


Where can the soul find rest

Tell us ye wing-ed winds that round my path way roar,

Tell me thou mighty deep, whose billows round me play,

And thou, serenest moon, that with such holy face,

Tell me my secret soul, Oh! tell me hope and faith,

Do ye not know some spot, where mortals weep no more

Know thou some favored spot, some Island far away

Dost look upon the earth, asleep in night's embrace;

Is there no resting place from sorrow sin and death;

some lone and pleasant dell, some valley in the west

where weary man may find the bliss for which he sighs;

Tell me in all thy round, hast there not found some spot,

Is there no happy spot where mortals may be blest

Where free from toil and pain, the weary soul may rest.

Where sorrow never lives, and friendship never dies!

Where we poor wretched men may find a happier lot!

Where grief may find a balm, and wearyness a rest!

The loud winds dwindled to a whisper low

And sighed for pity as it answered No! No!


Spred away


Sung at Funeral train in 1865---as the train bearing Lincoln's body.

by Ellen Arrington, alto

Frank Hoblit Bass

Tenor

May Downey [air?]

Purchased 2/27/56---Mrs. Frank W. Ryan, Lincoln, Ill

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

5
32 cm

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