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When in death I shall calm recline

When in death I shall calm recline

Tune: LEGACY
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Representative Text

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When in death I shall calm recline,
O bear my heart to my mistress dear;
Tell her it lived upon smiles and wine
Of the brightest hue, while it lingered here.
Bid her not shed one tear of sorrow,
To sully a heart so brilliant and light;
But balmy drops of the red grape borrow,
To bathe the relic from morn to night.

The Southern Harmony

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Text Information

First Line: When in death I shall calm recline
Meter: 8.9.10
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #73

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #73
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The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged #73

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion. New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged #73
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