Page 448
VESPER.
8,
7,
8,
7.
Original,
455
"And
whatsoever
ye
shall
ask
in
my
name,
that
will
I
do,
that
the
Father
may
be
glorified
in
the
Son."-John
14:13.
Key
of
C
Major.
Slow
and
Soft.
By
C.
F.
Letson,
1859.
1.
Sa-viour,
ten
-
der
Shepherd,
hear
me,
Bless
thy
lit
-
tie
lamb
to-night;
Through
the
darkness
be
thou
near
me,
Watch
me
till
the
morn
-
ing
light.
2.
Sa-viour,
ten
-
der
Shepherd,
hear
me,
Bless
thy
lit
-
t
e
lamb
to-night,
Through
the
darkness
be
thou
near
me,
Watch
me
till
the
morn
-
ing
light.
Mr.
Letson,
the
author
of
the
tune
"Vesper,"
has
three
tunes
in
the
Sacred
Harp,
"My
Home,"
page
51,
and
"Protection,"
page
402.
He
was
not
only
musical,
but
was
a
literary
teacher.
He
was
raised
in
Carroll
County,
Ga.
He
also
taught
singing
schools
in
that
county.
His
relatives
live
in
North,
Ala,,
in
Franklin
Co.
He
has
been
dead
several
years,
so
it
is
reported
to
us.
We
have
learned
this
additional
history
about
Mr.
Letson
since
writing
the
matter
at
the
foot
of
page
51
of
this
volume.
He
was
said
to
be
a
fine
director
of
music.
The
tune
"My
Home"
was
probably
composed
in
1869.
It
was
put
in
place
of
the
tune
"Tennessee,"
removed.
STILL
BETTER.
8s
&
7s.
Original.
"And
the
chief
priests
and
scribes
stood
and
vehemently
accused
him."-Luke
23:
10
Kep
of
C
Major.
By
Israel
Bradfield
and
J.
L.
Meggs,
1869.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
D.C.
1.
Teach
me
how
to
do
my
du
-
ty
In
the
ser-vice
of
my
Lord,
Then
when
time
with
me
is
o
-
er,
I'll
re
-
ceive
the
great
re
-
ward.
Where
my
sor
-
rows
and
my
toil
-
ing
Shall
be
banished
far
a
-
way.
And
with
Je-sus
Christ,
my
Sa-viour,
I
shall
live
in
end-less
day.
2.
Teach
me
how
to
do
my
du
-
ty
In
the
ser-vice
of
my
Lord.
Then,
when
time
with
me
is
ov
-
er,
I'll
re
-
ceive
the
great
re
-
ward.
Where
my
sor
-
rows
and
my
toil
-
ing
Shall
be
banished
for
a
-
way.
And
with
Je-sus
Christ,
my
Sa-viour,
I
shall
live
in
end-less
day.
Israel
Bradfield
and
J.
L.
Meggs
both
are
said
to
have
lived
in
Alabama.
Reports
state
that
they
resided
in
the
Southwestern
portion
of
the
State.
Mr.
Brad
field
was
a
close
relative
of
Oliver
Bradfield,
who
also
has
several
songs
in
this
book.
We
have
been
unable
to
find
out
anything
definite
about
eithor
Bradfield
or
Meggs
since
they
composed
the
tune
'"Still
Better."
They
are
probably
both
dead.
Bradfield
is
claimed
by
those
who
knew
him
best
to
be
a
fine
director
of
music.