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THE
GOLDEN
HARP.
L.
M.
"Yea,
upon
the
harp
will
I
praise
thee."
Ps.
43-4.
Fine.
Chorus.
Key
of
F.
Minor
By
J.
P.
Reese,
1869.
D.
C.
Fare-well
vain
world,
I'm
go
-
ing
home
To
play
on
the
Golden
Harp.
My
Sa
-
viour
smiles
and
bids
me
come
To
play
on
the
Golden
Harp.
}
To
play
on
the
Golden
Harp,
To
play,
on
the
Gol-den
Harp,
CHO.-I
want
to
be
where
Je
-
sus
is,
To
play
on
the
Golden
Harp.
2.
Sweet
an
-
gels
beck-on
me
a
-
way
To
play
on
the
Golden
Harp.')
To
play
on
the
Golden
Harp.
To
play
on
tke
Golden
Harp.
To
sing
Gods
praise
in
end-less
day.
To
play
on
the
Golden
Harp.
Prof.
J.
P.
Reese
was
born
in
Jasper
County,
Ga.,.in
1828,
died
in
Coweta
County,
in
1900,
buried
at
Oak
Hill
Cemetery,
Newnan,
Ga,
He
composed
many
tunes
and
hymns,
which
are
published
in
different
song
books.
He
helped
revise
the
"Sacred
Harp"
in
1869.
There
are
27
different
tunes
in
the
"Sacred
Harp"
composed
by
him.
He
was
a
music
teacher,
and
taught
in
many
different
counties
in
Georgia
and
Alabama.
He
was
a
strict
member
of
the
Baptist
church.
He
was
engaged
in
composing
music
for
over
twenty
years;
belonged
to
the
Southern
Musical Convention
from
1845
up
to
the
time
of
his
death.
He
frequently
mixed
with
politicians
of
his
section,
and
was
a
regulary
correspondent
of
the
Newnan
papers
from
1855
up
to
the
time
of
his
death.
Reference
is
made
to
a
more
extended
sketch
of
Prof.
Reese
in
James@apos;
"Brief
History
of
the
Sacred
Harp,"
pages
94-99,
inclusive.
BALDWYN.
C.
M.
Jude
15.
Isaac
Watts,
1707.
Key
of
F
Major.
By
J.
L.
Arnold,
1869.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
That
aw
-
ful
day
will
sure
-
ly
come,
Th'appointed
hour
makes
haste,
When
I
must
stand
be
-
fore
my
Judge,
And
pass
the
solemn
test.
That
aw
-
ful
day
will
sure-ly
come,
Th'appointed
hour
makes
haste,
When
I
must
stand
be
-
fore
my
Judge,
And
pass
the
solemn
test.
See
remarks
about
Arnold,
the
author
of
this
tune,
on
page
453."The
Golden
Harp"
and
"Baldwyn"
inserted.
"Russia"
has
been
revised,
alto
added
and
put
in
Fifth
Edition
of
this
Book
1911.
See
page
491.
The
verse
to
this
hymn
was
composed
by
Dr.
Watts.
The
hymn
has
four
verses.
Refers
to
the
Judgment
Day
and
is
a
very
fine
hymn.
See
numerous
remarks
in
this
Book
about
Dr.
Watts.
The
tune
Russia
was
removed
by
the
revisors
in
1869,