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THE GOLDEN HARP

THE GOLDEN HARP

Composer: J. P. Reese (1869)
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: J. P. Reese

John Palmer "Ripples" Reese was born in Jasper County, Georgia. After service in the Civil War as a member of the 37th Georgia Infantry, he spent most of his life as a composer and singing instructor in the Sacred Harp movement. He was a revisor for the 1859 edition of The Sacred Harp. He was president of the Chattahoochee Convention. Reese died in 1900, in Newnan, Georgia. Antonio Higgins Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: THE GOLDEN HARP
Composer: J. P. Reese (1869)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 31171 34553 45354
Key: f minor
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

When the Last Roll Is Called

Farewell! vain world, I'm going home


Farewell! vain world, I'm going home,
Where there's no more stormy clouds arising;
My Savior smiles, and bids me come
Where there's no more stormy clouds arising.

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Giver of Rest

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)

The Sacred Harp #274a

Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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