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MESSIAH (Carrell)

Composer: James P. Carrell

James P. Carrell was a "farmer, Methodist minister, and county clerk in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. He was author of the Songs of Zion (1821) and co-author of Virginia Harmony (1831)" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Several of his songs were printed in Kentucky Harmony and its supplements. Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: MESSIAH (Carrell)
Composer: James P. Carrell
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 53431 37134 53431
Key: f♯ minor
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

He comes! He comes! to judge the world

When bending over the brink of life

Must friends and kindred droop and die

Must friends and kindred droop and die,
And helpers be withdrawn?
While sorrow with a weeping eye
Counts up our comforts gone?

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Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

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The Sacred Harp #131a

Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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