Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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267 Parting Friends

Words: The Social Harp, 1855

Music: Arr. John G. McCurry, 1846. Alto The Christian Harmony, 1867

Meter: 9s & 8s D.

Farewell, my friends, I’m bound for Canaan,
I’m trav’ling through the wilderness;
Your company has been delightful,
You, who doth leave my mind distressed.
I go away, behind to leave you,
Perhaps never to meet again;
But if we never have the pleasure,
I hope we’ll meet on Canaan’s land.