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THE HAPPY SAILOR

THE HAPPY SAILOR

Arranger: B. F. White (1859)
Published in 2 hymnals


Arranger: B. F. White

Benjamin F. White (b. Spartanburg, SC, 1800; d. Atlanta, GA, 1879), was coeditor of The Sacred Harp (1844). He came from a family of fourteen children and was largely self-taught. Eventually White became a popular singing-school teacher and editor of the weekly Harris County newspaper. Bert Polman Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: THE HAPPY SAILOR
Arranger: B. F. White (1859)
Meter: 10.7.10.7 with refrain
Incipit: 51111 13312 31156
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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The Sacred Harp #388

The Sacred Harp #388
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