The Nation In Tears

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Title

The Nation In Tears

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Treuer, Konrad
R.C.
Sheet music
Funeral music

Description

"In memorian Abraham Lincoln. Maybe sung as a solo, trio , duett or full chorus." Demorest's Illustrated Monthly, June, 1865 - Handwritten on side of cover. Cover depicts a picture of Abraham Lincoln. Back cover depicts picture of Lincoln funeral procession.

Creator

Treuer, Konrad and R. C.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1865

Contributor

Demorest

Format

pdf

Language

en

Identifier

301087
423368815

Coverage

New York

Transcription

THE NATION IN TEARS IN MEMORIAN

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. MAY BE SUNG AS A SOLO, TRIO, DUETT OR FULL CHORUS. ARRANGED FOR THE PIANO OR ORGAN

WORDS BY R.C. MUSIC BY KONRAD TREUER.


THE NATION IN TEARS! A DIRGE, IN MEMORY OF THE NATION'S CHIEF.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. WORDS BY R. C. MUSIC BY KONRAD TREUER.

Soprano. Alto.

1. Toll! toll! toll! on every hand, on every hand, Ye bells, ye bells thro'out the land, Ye

2. Weep! weep! weep! on every hand, on every hand, Ye heroes, heroes of the land, Ye

Tenor. Bass.

3. Mourn! mourn! mourn! on every hand, on every hand Ye patriots, patriots of the land, Ye

1. Ye bells throughout, throughout

bells thro'out the land; Our noble leader, noble leader in his glory lies; The damp of death, the

heroes of the land; Our chieftain's dead, chieftain's dead, Great God, and can it be! Alas, how brief, Alas

patriots of the land; No more, no more his honest face will greet the sun, His day, his day, his

out the land.


2

damp of death upon his sealed eyes, A martyr true, a martyr true to liberty he dies. Toll! toll!

how brief is our mortality! Our Father, help, O help, and bless to us this agony. Weep! weep!

day is finished, and his labor done, A crown of glory, crown of glory rests his brow upon. Mourn! mourn!


toll! on every hand, on every hand, Ye bells thro'out thro'out the land. Toll! toll! toll!

weep! on every hand, on every hand, Ye heroes, heroes in the land. Weep! weep! weep!

mourn! on every hand, on every hand, Ye patriots, patriots in the land. Mourn! mourn! mourn!


Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863, by W. Jennison Demordent, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of N.Y.

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

4
30 cm

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