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Text:Earth Has Her Ties
Author:Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Author (Chorus):H. L. G.
Tune:[Earth has her ties, but soon, alas!]
Composer:H. L. Gilmour

54. Earth Has Her Ties

Text Information
First Line: Earth has her ties, but soon, alas!
Title: Earth Has Her Ties
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Author (Chorus): H. L. G.
Refrain First Line: O city of the feast and song
Language: English
Publication Date: 1895
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Earth has her ties, but soon, alas!]
Composer: H. L. Gilmour
Incipit: 55517 76662 22117
Notes: Public Domain.



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