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SING
TO
ME
OF
HEAVEN.
S.
M.
"I
will
sing
with
the
Spirit."-1
Cor.
14:15.
Mrs.
Dana
(Shindler),
1840.
Jno.
Massengale,
between
1860 and
1869.
Alto,
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
1.
Oh,
sing
to
me
of
heav'n, When
I
am
called
to
die,
Sing
songs
of
ho
-
ly
ec
-
sta
-
cy,
To
waft
my
soul
on
high.
2.
When
cold
and
slug-gish
drops
Roll
off
my
mar
-
ble
brow,
Burst
forth
in
strains
of
joy
-
ful
-
ness,
Let
heav'n
begin
be
low.
3.
When
the
last
moment
comes,
Oh,
watch
my
dy
-
ing
face,
And
catch
the
bright,
se
-
reph
-
ic
gleam
Which
on
each
fea-ture
plays.
4.
Then
to
my
rav
-
hed
ear
Let
one
sweet
song
be-gin,
Let
mu
-
sic
charm
me
last
on
earth,
And
greet
me
first
in
heav'n.
5.
Then
close
my
sight
-
less
eyes,And
lay
me
down
to
rest,
And
clasp
my
cold
and
i
-
cy
hands
A
-
cross
my
peaceful
breast,
6.
Then
round
my
sense
-
less
clay
As
-
sem -
ble
those
I
love,
And
sing
of
heav'n,
de
-
light
-
ful
heav'n,
My
glo-rious
home
a
-
bove.
Mrs.
Mary
Stanley
Bunce
Dana
was
born
in
Beaufort,
S.
C.,
1810,
and
died
in
Texas,
1883.
Her
husband
died
while
they
were
on
a
visit
to
the
Northern
States.
She
first
married
M.
Dana,
and
afterwards
became
Mrs.
Shindler.
She
wrote
several
hymns
besides
the
above,
and
among
them
she
wrote,
on
the
death
of
her
husband,
"I
Am
a
Pilgrim
and
a
Stranger."
The
hymn
written
in
1840
was
on
account
of
the
death
of
a
pious
friend
of
hers.
She
was
a
great
and
good
woman.
Prof.
John
Massengale,
some
time
between
1860
and
1869,
wrote
the
melody
of
the
above
tune.
He
was
a
Georgian,
and
composed
many
songs
in
The
Sacred
Harp
and
other
books.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
RESTORATION.
8s
7s
"We
shall
receive
the
blessings
from
the
Lord."-Ps.
24: 5.
Rev.
Robert
Robinson,
1758.
Key
of
A
Minor.
Re-arr.
by
T.
B.
Newton
&
S.
W.
Everett,
1908
Da
Capo
for
Chorus.
1.
Come,
thou
fount
of
e
-
'ry
blessing,
Tune
my
heart
to
sing
thy
grace;
Streams
of
mer - cy,
nev - er
ceas
-
ing,
Call
for
songs
of
loud - est
praise.
2.
Teach
me
some
me
-
lo
- dious
sonnet,
Sung
by
flam-ing
tongues
a-bove;
Praise
the
mount-O
fix
me
on
it-Mount
of
God's
un-changing
love.
D.C.-I will a - rise
and
go
to
Je-sus,
He
will
em-brace
me
in
his
arms;
In
the
arms
of
my
dear
Sa-viour,
O
thee
are
ten
thous-and
charms.
Dr.
Robinson
was
born
in
England
in
1735,
was
ordained
a
Methodist
minister.
He
died
in
1797.
This
tune
was
re-arranged
by
Professor
T.
B.
Newton
and
Dr.
S.
W.
Everett.
Professor
Newton
is
from
Milton
County,
Ga.
He
has
been
teaching
music
in
Georgia
and
adjoining
states
for
fifty
years,
and
he
is
a
great admirer
of the
old
Sacred
Harp
songs.
He
has
a
fine
voice,
perfectly
clear
and
mellow,
and
sings
every
time
opportunity
presents
itself.
He
has
taught
thousands
of
people
to
sing.
He
has
spent
his
life
in
the
field
of
music.
Dr.
S.
W.
Everett
resides
in
Newton
County,
Georgia.
He,
too,
is
a
fine
singer.
He
is
a
regular
practicing
physician.
Both
Prof.
Newton
and
Dr.
Everett
are
strict
members
of
the
Primitive
Baptist
church.