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BAPTISMAL
ANTHEM.
Concluded.
say-ing,
The
voice
of
one
cry-ing
in
the
wil-der-ness,
Pre-pare
ye
the
way
of
the
Lord,
make,
His
paths
straight.
And
this
same
John
had
his
say-ing,
The
voice
of
one
cry-ing
in
the
wil-der-ness,
Pre-pare
ye
the
way
of
the
Lord,
make
His
paths
sraight.
And
this
same
John
had
his
rai
ment
of
cam
-
el's
hair
And
bound
with
a
leath-ern
gir
-
dle;
and
his
meat
was
lo-custs
and
wild
hon
-
ey.
rai-ment
of
cam
-
el's
hair
And
bound
with
a
leath-ern
gir
-
dle;
and
his
meat
was
lo-custs
and
wild
hon
-
ey.
naturally
to
sing;
and
he
composed
some
very
valuable
hymns,
tunes,
odes,
and
anthems.
The
above-named
anthem
has
been
in
all
the
editions
of
the
"Sacred
Harp,"
and
in
many
other
song
and
tune
books.
Major
White
was
for
several
years
connected
with
the
county
affairs
of
Harris
county,
Ga.,
and
held
the
office
of
Clerk
of
the
Superior
Court.
He
also
published
a
newspaper
in
that
county
called
the
"Organ,"
in
Which
many
of
his
compositions,
and
those
of
other
persons
con
nected
with
him
in
that
day,
appeared.
His
work
in
composing
and
compiling
the
"Sacred
Harp"
was
of
such
extreme
merit
the
book
is
used
as
much
or
more
than
any
other
tune
book
in
the
Southern
States.
A
full
sketch
of
the
life
and
character
of
Major
B.
F.
White
and
his
family,
and
the
music
book
he
wrote,
can
be
found
in
a
brief
history
of
the
"Sacred
Harp,"
compiled
by
J.
S.
James
in
1904.