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SONG
OF
TEXAS.
11s,
8.
"Therefore
will
we
not
fear,
though
the
earth
be
removed,"
Ps.
46:2
Key
of
F
Sharp
Minor.
S.
W.
Palmer
&
H.
S.
R.
Away
here
in
Texas,
the
bright
Sunny
South,
The
cold
storms
of
winter
defy,
The
dark,
lurid
clouds
that
envelope
the
North,
Scarce
darken
our
beautiful
sky.
Away
here in
Texas,
the
sun shines
so
bright,
The
stars
in
their
beauty
appear;
The
full
moon
in
splendor
illumin's
the
night,
the
seasons
roll
round
with
the
year
S.
W.
Palmer
assisted
H.
S.
Reese
in
composing
the
"Song
of
Texas."
But
little
is
known
of
him,
except
that
he
was
a
member
of
the
Southern
Musical
Con-
vention.
It
is
understood
that
Prof.
H.
S.
Reese
arranged
the
words
of
this
hymn
in
1850.
THE
GRIEVED
SOUL.
7,
6.
"For
he
doth
not
afflict
willingly,
nor
grieve
the
children
of
men."
Iam.
3:33.
Miss
M.
A.
Hendon,
1859.
Key
of
A
Major.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Donson,
1911.
Come
my
soul
and
let
us
try
For
a
lit
-
tle
sea
-
son,
Ev
-
ry
bur-den
to
lay
bye,
Come
and
let
us
rea
-
son.
}
What
is
this
that
cast
thee
down?
Who
are
those
that
grieve
thee?
Speak
and
let
the
worst
be
known?
Speaking
may
re-lieve
thee.
"The
Grieved
Soul."
We
have
been
unable
to
get
any
reliable
data
about
Miss
M.
A.
Hendon,
who
composed
the
above
tune,
lived
for
a
long
time
in
Harris
county,
Ga.
She
was
said
to
be
a
very
fine
singer;
belonged
to
a
highly
respected
family
of
people.
She
was
a
member
of
the
Southern
Musical
Convention
for
a
long
time,
but
she
was
lost
sight
of
sometime
between
1870
and
1880.
The
hymn
in
the
above
tune
could
be
found
in
"Mercer's
Cluster,"
published
1823,
page
362.