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PARTING FRIENDS

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. A. Conant Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 15567 15535 11656 Used With Text: Our cheerful voices let us raise

NEW FAREWELL

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. C. Davis Used With Text: NEW FAREWELL
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SEPARATION

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Incipit: 31233 45545 3514 Used With Text: Our cheerful voices let us raise

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Our cheerful voices let us raise

Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #30 (1854) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. Our cheerful voices let us raise, And sing a parting song; Although I'm with you now, my friends, I can't be with you long: For I must go and leave you all, It fills my heart with pain; Although we part, perhaps, in tears, I hope we'll meet again. Languages: English Tune Title: SEPARATION
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Our cheerful voices let us raise

Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged #30 (1854)
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Our cheerful voices let us raise

Hymnal: The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #264 (1881) Languages: English

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R. A. Conant

Composer of "PARTING FRIENDS" in The Sacred Harp

William C. Davis

Person Name: Wm. C. Davis Composer of "NEW FAREWELL" in The Social Harp William C. Davis was a farmer in Hart County, Georgia, in the mid-19th century.
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