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FIGHT
ON.
S.
M.
Original.
"I
have
fought
a
good
fight,
I
have
finished
my
course,
I
have
kept
the
faith."
2
Tim.
4:7.
Key
of
E
Minor.
J.
P.
Reese,
1859.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Densen,
1911.
Fight
on
my
soul 'till
death
Shall
bring
thee
to
thy
God,
He'll
take
thee
at
thy
part
-
ing
breath
Up
to
his
blest
a
-
bode.
ASLEEP
IN
JESUS.
L.
M.
Original.
"Even
so
them
also
which
sleep
in
Jesus
will
God
bring
with
him."
1
Thess.
4:14.
Key
of
C.
Major.
J.
P.
Reese.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
A-sleep
in
Je-sus,
bless-ed
sleep,
from
which
none
ever
wake
to
weep.
A
calm
and
un-distnrbed
repose,
Un-broken
by
the
last
of
foes,
A-sleep
in
Je
-
sus!
Oh,
how
sweet
To
be
for
such
a
slumber
meet!
With
Ho
-
ly
con-fi-dence
to
sing,That
death
hath
lost
his
vemomed
sting.
A-sleep
in
Je-sus!
peaceful
rest,
Whose
waking
is
su
-
preme
-
ly
blest:
No
fear,
no
woe
shall
dim
that
hour
That
manifests
the
Saviours's
pow-er.
Author
of
the
above
tunes
was
J.
P.
Reese,
born
in
Jasper
county,
Ga.
1828,
lived
in
Coweta
county,
Ga.,
for
many
years;
composed
a
great
deal
of
music.
He
was
a
fine
leader
and
director
of
music;
several
times
President
of
the
Southern
Musical
Convention,
also
Chattahoochee
Singing
Convention.
Each
of
said
Con-
1
ventions
are
still
in
existance;
both
of
them
organized
over
fifty
years
ago.
Reese
died
1900,
and
is
buried
at
Newnan,
Ga.
See
other
sketches
of
him
in
this
volume.
Words
arranged
by
Reese.