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A
SISTER'S
FAREWELL.
C.
M.
D.
"Suffer
little
children,
and
forbid
them
not,
to
come
unto
me;
for
of
such
is
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
For
in
the
resurrection
they
.
.
.
are
as
the
angels
of
God
in
heaven."-Mat.
19:14;
22:30.
A.
J.
McLendon,
1905.
Key
of
F
Major.
A. J.
McLendon,
1905
1.
Fare-well,
dear
broth-ers,
fare
you
well,
Pray
do
not
weep
for
me,
I'm
go - ing
home
with
Christ
to
dwell
Through-out
e
-
ter
-
ni
-
ty
2.
Dear
sis
-
ter,
thou
art
left
a
-
lone,
But
thou
art
kind
and
true,
And
when
God
calls
you
to
come
home,
I
hope
to
meet
you,
too.
3.
Dear
fa-ther,
you've
been
kind
to
me,
When
I
was
young
and
wild,
But
now,
dear
fa
-
ther,
do
not
weep,
For
-
give
your
lov
-
ing
child.
4.
My
lov - ing
moth
-
er,
fare
you
well,
But
do
not
fear
a
-
larm,
The
Sav
-
iour
dear
is
ev
-
er
near,
To
shield
you
from
all
harm.
When
I
get
home
to
that
bright
world,
And
meet
my
Saviour
there,
And
all
the
loved
ones
gone
be-fore,
I'll
no
more
shed
a
tear
Thus
we'll
sur-round
the
great
white
throne,
And
dwell
for
-
ev
-
er
there,
And
sing
God's
praise
thro'
endless
days,
From
sor-row,
pain
and
care
O
may
we
all
to
-
geth
er
meet,
And
shout,
and
praise
and
sing
Hal
-
le
-
lu
-
jah
then
to
our
God.
Our
Sa-viour
and
our
King.
Yet
may
we
meet
and
be
com-plete,
With
all
the
blood-washed
throng.
And
cast
our
crown
at
Je
-
sus
feet,
And
sing
re-demp-tion's
song.
Prof,
A.
J.
McLendon,
who
is
the
author
of
the
above
tune
and
words,
wrote
the
same
in
memory
of
Bertha
B.
Brantly,
youngest
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
D.
Laminack.
Professor
McLendon,
at
this
time,
1909,
resides
in
Carroll
county,
Ga.
He
has
composed
several
tunes,
and
has
successfully
taught
a
number
of
singing
schools.
He
is
a
member
of
the
Cnattahoochee
Singing
Convention,
and
for
some
time
was
its
president.
He
helped
to
organize
the
United
Sacred
Harp
Musical
As-
sociation
several
years
ago.
He
loves
music,
and
often
leads
the
great
musical
conventions
of
the
country.
Copyright,
1909,
by
A.
J.
McLendon.