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Our cheerful voices let us raise

Our cheerful voices let us raise

Published in 8 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Representative Text

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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.



Source: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #30

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Text Information

First Line: Our cheerful voices let us raise
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Sacred Harp #521

The Sacred Harp #521
Include 7 pre-1979 instances
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