Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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414b Parting Friend

Words: The Sacred Harp, 1859

Music: Arr. J. C. Graham, 1859. Alto Anna Blackshear, 1902

Meter: Common Meter Double (8,6,8,6,8,6,8,6)

The time must come when we must part,
When we must say farewell;
To part with you gives to my heart
A sting no one can tell.
When I am gone and far away,
I still will think of thee.
I’ll think of thee both night and day,
O then remember me.