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MOUNT
VERNON.
L.
M.
D.
"
Upon
the
harp
with
a
solemn
sound."-PS.
92
:
3.
Key
of
E
Minor.
What
solemn
sound
the
ear
invades,
What
wraps
the
land
in
sorrow's
shade
?
From
heaven
the
awful
mandate
flies,
The
Father
of
his
country
dies.
Where
Where
shall
our
nation
What
help
remains
beneath
the
sky
?
Our
friend,
protector,
strength
and
trust,
Our
friend,
protecter,
strenght
and
trust,
Lies
low
and
mould'ring
in
the
dust.
shall
our
nation
turn
its
eye,
What
help
remains
beneath
the
sky
?
Our
friend,
protector,
strength,
and
trust,
Lies
low
and
mould'ring
in
the
dust.
turn
its
eye,
What
help
remains
beneath
the
sky
?
Our
friend,
protector,
strength
and
trust,
Lies
low
and
mould'ring
in
the
dust
Our
friend,
protector,
strength
and
trust,
Mount
Vernon
is
an
old
tune,
and
dates
back
to
the
days
of
Billings,
Law,
and
Holden.
See
"
Southern
Harmony,"
page
52,
1835,
by
William
Walker.
None
of
the
books
gives
the
author's
name
of
the
music.
They
are
supposed
to
be
based
on
Psalm
92:
3.