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We are coming Father Abraam, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE. SET TO MUSIC BY P. S. GILMORE. Price 25 Cents. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY RUSSELL & PATEE, 108 Tremont Street. Entered according to Act of Congress, A. D. 1862, by Russell & Patee, in the Clerk's office of the Dist. Ct. of the Dict. of Mass. WILL A BILLINGHAM, PRINTERS.
26512 WE ARE COMING, FATHER ABRAAM. THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE VOICE. INTRODUCTION. MODERATO. PIANO.} 1. We are com - ing, Fa - ther A - braam, three hun - dred thou-sand more, From Mis - sis - sip - pi's 2. If you look a - cross the hill - tops that meet the north-ern sky, Long mov - ing lines of 3. If you look all up our val - leys, where the grow-ing harvests shine, You may see our stur- 4. You have called us, and we're com - ing, by Rich-mond's blood - y tide, To lay us down for Entered according to Act of Congress, A. D. 1862, by Russell & Patee, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
wind - ing stream and from New Eng-land's shore; We leave our plows and work-shops, our wives and chil - dren ris - ing dust your vi - sion may de - scry; And now the wind, an in - stant, tears the cloud - y veil dy farm - er - boys fast forming into line; And children from their mother's knees are pull - ing at the free-dom's sake, our brother's bones be - side; Or from foul trea-son's sav - age group to wrench the murderous dear, With hearts too full for ut - ter - ance, with but a si - lent tear; We dare not look be - aside, And floats a - loft our spangled flag in glo - ry and in pride; And bayonets in the weeds, And learn - ing how to reap and sow, a-gainst their coun-try's needs; And a fare - well group blade, And in the face of for - eign foes its fragments to par - ade; Six hun - dred thous-and hind us, but stead-fast-ly be - fore, We are com-ing, Fa - ther A - braam, three hundred thousand more. sunlight gleam, and bands grave music pour, We are com-ing, Fa - ther A - braam, three hundred thousand more. stands weeping at every cot - tage door, We are com-ing, Fa - ther A - braam, three hundred thousand more. loy - al men and true have gone be - fore, We are com-ing, Fa - ther A - braam, three hundred thousand more.
CHORUS. SOP. We are com - ing, we are com - ing, our U - nion to re - ALTO. TEN. We are com - ing, we are com - ing, our U - nion to re - BASS. PIANO.} store; We are com - ing, Fa - ther A - braam, with three hun - dred thous - and more. store; We are com - ing, Fa - ther A - braam, with three hun - dred thous - and more. Repeat Chorus nd. lib.