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Text:O Sing to Me of Heav'n
Author:Mary S. Shindler
Tune:SHINDLER
Composer (attributed to):John Massengale
Composer (attributed to):C. R. Dunbar
Media:MIDI file

5312. O Sing to Me of Heav'n

1. O sing to me of Heav’n
When I am called to die;
Sing songs of holy ecstasy,
To waft my soul on high.

2. When cold and sluggish drops
Roll off my marble brow,
Burst forth in strains of joyfulness,
Let Heav’n begin below.

3. When the last moment comes,
O watch my dying face,
And catch the bright seraphic gleam
Which on earth each feature plays.

4. Then to my ravished ear
Let one sweet song be giv’n;
Let music charm me last on earth,
And greet me first in Heav’n.

Text Information
First Line: O sing to me of Heav'n
Title: O Sing to Me of Heav'n
Author: Mary S. Shindler (1840)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: Southern Harp, 1840
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Al­ter­nate tune: DENNIS, Hans G. Nä­ge­li, 1773-1836; ar­ranged by Low­ell Ma­son, 1845
Tune Information
Name: SHINDLER
Composer (attributed to): John Massengale
Composer (attributed to): C. R. Dunbar
Meter: SM
Incipit: 13231 21575 54345
Key: a minor
Copyright: Public Domain



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