X:1
T:FELLOWSHIP
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:The Christian Harmony (by J. Ingalls, 1805) 95
B:George Pullen Jackson, Down-East Spirituals and Others, 1943; Da Capo, 1975, no. 75
N:Aeolian, but "The compiler of the Christian Harmony has minorized the tune."
K:C c/ d/|e c e d2c/ B/|c B (A/G/)E2E/ E/|
w:Come a-way to the skies, my be-lov-ed a - rise, And re- A A A f e d|e3c2d|e c ed2c/ B/|
w:joice in the day thou wast born. On this fes-ti-val day, come ex- c d (e/f/)g2e/ e/|
w:ult-ing a - way, And with
M:9/8 (a2ga) e d e c B|
w:sing_-ing to Si-on re- (A3/2B/c/A/ d3)c2d|
w:turn___, And with
M:6/8 e e d e c B|(A3A2)|]
w:sing-ing to Si-on re-turn._ "The tune is a variant of the one used today by the Primitive Baptists with 'Exultation'. But the 134 years of singing, between the two recorded variants, have made their relationship hard to recognize at first sight." (Jackson, p. 97) Edited By masato sakurai - 20-Aug-2003 06:38:48 AM Preview: User name: Enter password: Link makerPlease read our notes on posting html.Contact us