Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
413 The Loved Ones
Tune: E. T. Pound, 1859
Words:
Meter: 11s,8s Double (11,8,11,8,11,8,11,8)
Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young,
Who loved thee so fondly as he?
He caught the first accent that fell from thy tongue,
And joined in thy innocent glee.
Be kind to thy father, for now he is old,
His locks intermingled with gray;
His footsteps are feeble, once fearless and bold,
Thy father is passing away.
Who loved thee so fondly as he?
He caught the first accent that fell from thy tongue,
And joined in thy innocent glee.
Be kind to thy father, for now he is old,
His locks intermingled with gray;
His footsteps are feeble, once fearless and bold,
Thy father is passing away.