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THE
WEARY
SOUL.
L.
M.
D.
"
Come
unto
me,
all
ye
that
labour
and
are
heavy
laden,
and
I
will
give
you
rest."-MATT.
11:
28.
Key
of
F
Major.
J.
T.
WHITE,
1844.
1.
{Ye
weary,
heavy
laden
souls,
Who
are
oppressed
and
sore,
Ye
travelers
thro'
the
wilderness
To
Canaan's
peaceful
shore,
Tho'
chilling
winds
and
beating
rains,
And
enemies
surrounding
us,
And
waters
deep
and
cold,
Take
courage
and
be
bold.
2.
{Farewell,
my
brethren
in
the
Lord,
Who
are
for
Canaan
bound,
And
should
we
never
meet
again
Till
Gabriel's
trump
shall
sound,
I
hope
that
I
shall
meet
you
there
In
mansions
of
eternal
bliss,
On
that
delightful
shore,
Where
parting
is
no
more.
J.
T.
White,
the
author
of
the
above
tune,
was
a
nephew
of
B.
F.
White.
He
moved
to
Texas
about
thirty
years
ago;
taught
singing
school
in
that
State
for
thirty
years;
was
alive
when
last
heard
from,
over
ninety
years
of
age.
See
further
statements
about
him
in
James'
"
History
of
the
Sacred
Harp,"
page
51.
The
words
of
"
The
Weary
Soul"
are
taken
from
"
Zion's
Songster,"
page
185,
seventh
edition,
1832.
BELLEVUE.
11s.
"
He
hath
said
I
will
never
leave
thee,
nor
forsake
thee."-HEB.
13
:
5.
In
the
"
Sacred
Harp"
this
tune
is
credited
to
Z.
CHAMBERS.
GEORGE
KEITH,
1787.
Key
of
B Major.
It
was
originally
written
by
ANNE
STEELE.
1.
How
firm
a
foundation,
ye
saints
of
the
Lord,
What
more
can
He
say
than
to
you
He
hath
said,
Is
laid
for
your
faith
in
his
excellent
word,
You
who
unto
Jesus
for
refuge
have
fled.
2.
"Fear
not,
I
am
with
thee;
O
be
not
dismayed
!
I'll
strengthen
thee,
help
thee,
and
cause
thee
to
stand,
I,
I
am
thy
God,
and
will
still
give
thee
aid;
Upheld
by
my
righteous,
omnipotent
hand.
3.
"When
through
the
deep
waters
I
call
thee
to
go,
For
I
will
be
with
thee,
thy
troubles
to
bless,
The
rivers
of
sorrow
shall
not
overflow;
And
sanctify
to
thee
thy
deepest
distress.
4.
"The
soul
that
on
Jesus
hath
leaned
for
repose
The
soul,
though
all
hell
should
endeavor
to
shake,
I
will
not,
I
will
not
desert
to
his
foes,
I'll
never,
no
never,
no
never
forsake."
Miss
Anne
Steele
was
the
daughter
of
a
Baptist
minister.
She
was
born
in
England,
in
1706,
at
Broughton
Hampshire,
spending
her
life
there.
She
died
in
1778.
In
1760
and
1780
volumes
of
her
works
in
verse
and
prose
were
published,
and
many
hymns,
psalms,
poems,
and
tunes
are
credited
to
her.
Mr.
Chambers
made
a
few
alterations
in
the
above
tune.
The
original
title
to
this
hymn
was
"
Precious
Promises."
George
Keith
was
a
Baptist
minister,
publisher
and
bookseller.
He
wrote
a
number
of
hymns.
Some
high
authorities
claim
that
Robert
Keene,
a
member
of
Dr.
John
Rippon's
church
(Baptist)
of
London
composed
the
above
hymn.
"
How
Firm
a
Foundation
"
was
the
favorite
of
President
Andrew
Jackson's
wife,
and
on
his
deathbed
he
requested
that
it
be
sung.
It
was
also
a
favorite
of
General
Robert
E.
Lee,
the
greatest
of
modern
generals,
and
it
was
sung
at
his
funeral.
Copyright,
1909,
by
J.
S.
James.