DRUMMOND

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Away from his home and the friends of his youth,
He hasted, the herald of mercy and truth,
For the love of the Lord, and to seek for the lost;
Soon, alas! was his fall&#;but he died at his post,
(Repeat previous line).

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The Good Old Songs #345

Tune Title: DRUMMOND First Line: Away from his home and the friends of his youth Composer: Samuel Wakefield Meter: 11.11.12.12. Date: 1914

The Good Old Songs #345

The Minstrel of Zion #176

Tune Title: "TELL MY BRETHREN THAT I DIED AT MY POST"* First Line: Away from his home and the friends of his youth Composer: S. W. Meter: P. M. Key: A Major Date: 1845

The Minstrel of Zion #176

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #196

Tune Title: DRUMMOND First Line: Away from his home and the friends of his youth Meter: 11s Date: 1854

The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #196