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Subject Taken from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Written by Miss Mary A. Collier. Music composed by F. James. Boston: G. P. Reed & Co., 1852. I must leave you now dear father, I seek a fairer shore; O might we go together, Then we should part no more! Nay, never weep for Eva, The Blessed calls me home; Not long shall we be severed, For I know that you will come. And father when I'm sleeping, In my quiet grave so green, And my soul the Lord is keeping, In the world of bliss unseen; You will give the boon of Freedom To the old and faithful friend, Who has borne me on his bosom Where the white magnolias bend. 3.O send him to his children, For I know he loves them well! So far from me dear father, I am sure you could not dwell His wife for him is waiting, And tearful is her gaze, Where rolls the blue Ohio, She counts the weary days. 4.And now farewell dear father, Sweet is your love to me, But the angels for me beckon, I haste with them to be; I hear the Savior calling, His smile has made me blest, I see the gates of glory, Your Eva soars to rest! |
PERFORMED BY GLIMPSE OF GLORY SOLO VOCAL: Constance Harrington PIANO: Lynne Mackey Recorded by Bill Dudley Produced by Bill Wellington Harrisonburg, Virginia Audio encoding at the Digital Media Center, Clemons Library, University of Virginia BROWN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY THE MUSIC FOR THIS SONG IS AVAILABLE AT BROWN'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC 1850-1920 -- AN EXHIBIT AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' AMERICAN MEMORY ARCHIVE |