FAREWELL TO ALL (Reese)

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FAREWELL TO ALL (Reese)

Composer: J. P. Reese (1859)
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: J. P. Reese

John Palmer "Ripples" Reese was born in Jasper County, Georgia. After service in the Civil War as a member of the 37th Georgia Infantry, he spent most of his life as a composer and singing instructor in the Sacred Harp movement. He was a revisor for the 1859 edition of The Sacred Harp. He was president of the Chattahoochee Convention. Reese died in 1900, in Newnan, Georgia. Antonio Higgins Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: FAREWELL TO ALL (Reese)
Composer: J. P. Reese (1859)
Meter: 8.8.8.8 D
Incipit: 15533 53153 31157
Key: g minor
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

And now, my friends, both old and youngO happy day when saints shall meetDown by the water side we meetHighcharts.com
And now, my friends, both old and young

O happy day when saints shall meet

Down by the water side we meet

Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals19101915192019251930193519401945195019551960196519701975198019851990050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

The Good Old Songs #446

The Good Old Songs #447

Text

The Sacred Harp #69b

Page Scan

Union Harp and History of Songs #137a

Exclude 3 pre-1979 instances
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