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PILGRIM'S
FAREWELL.
12s,
8s.
'
He
perfect,
be
of
good
comfort,
be
of
one
mind,
live
in
peace."-2
COR.
18
:
11.
.
Dover
Selection,
p.
195.
Alto
by
S.
M.
DENSON,
1911.
1. Farewell,
farewell,
farewell,
my
friends,
I
must
be
gone,
I
have
no
home
or
stay
with
you;
Till
I
a
better
world
can
view.
world
can
view.
I'll
take
my
staff
and
travel
on,
2.
Farewell,
farewell,
farewell,
my
friends,
time
rolls
along,
Nor
waits
for
mortal
cares
or
bliss;
Till
I
arrive
where
Jesus
is.
Jesus is.
I'll
leave
you
here,
and
travel
on,
3.
Farewell,
farewell,
farewell,
dear
brethren
in
the
Lord,
To
you
I'm
bound
with
chords
of
love;
We
all
ere
long
shall
meet
above.
meet
above.
But
we
believe
his
gracious
word,
I'll
march
to
Canaan's
land,
Where
pleasures
never
end,
Farewell,
farewell,
farewell,
my
loving
friends,
farewell.
I'll
land
on
Canaan's
shore,
And
trou-bles
come
no
more.
This
tune
is
one
of
the
old
melodies,
published
early
in
the
19th
century,
but
its
author
is
not
stated
in
any
of
the
books
before
named.
See
"Southern
Harmony"
by
William
Walker,
1835
and
1848,
page
158.
The
words
are
published
in
"Mercer's
Cluster"
by
Jesse
Mercer,
1823,
page
366,
title
of
the
hymn
being,
"The
Final
Farewell."
The
words
are
typical
of
the
Christian's
experience,
traveling
through
the
world
to
his
final
home
in
the
beyond.
See
hymn
in
"Zion
Songster,"
1832,
page
269;
same
book,
revised
1850,
page
221.
Alto
composed
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.