The minute gun at sea.
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Title |
The minute gun at sea. |
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Alternative Title |
Up all night. Selections |
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Subject |
Operas--Excerpts--Texts.
Popular music--United States--Texts.
Sailors--Songs and music--Texts.
Sea songs--Texts.
Shipwrecks--Songs and music--Texts.
Songs--United States--Texts. |
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Description |
At foot of song sheet: Andrews, Printer, 38 Chatham St, N.Y.; Binder 21, item 2.; Date determined by publisher address. John Andrews is listed at 38 Chatham Street in New York City directories for 1853-1858.; First line: Let him who sighs in sadness hear.; Notation: Lyrics only.; See variant edition: 000407-BROAD.; Several CPM & OCLC sheet music editions (earliest 1812, OCLC # 43133541) cite King & opera headings.; There are two songs on one broadside. The another title: "The Anchor's Weigh'd" (005083-BROAD). Text of song in three stanzas.; Without music. |
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Creator |
King, M. P. (Matthew Peter), 1773-1823. |
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Format-Extent |
1 broadside (1 item on 1 sheet) ; approximately 24.5 x 16 cm |
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Type |
Text |
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Lyrics |
Let him who sighs in sadness hear, Rejoice to know a friend is near! What heavenly sounds are those I hear? What being comes the gloom to cheer? When in the storm on Columbia's coast, The night-watch guards his weary post, From thoughts of danger free! To mark some vessel's ducky form, And hears amid the howling storm, The minute gun at sea! Swift on the shore a hardy few, The life boat man with a gallant crew, And dare the dangerous wave! Through the wild surf they cleave their way, Lost in the foam; nor know dismay, For they go the crew to save. But oh! what rapture fills each breast, Of the hapless crew of the ship distressed, When landed safe what joys to tell, Of all the dangers that befell, Then is heard no more By the watch on the shore The minute gun at Sea. |
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Language |
eng |
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Relation |
Song Broadsides.; http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder21/JPEGmed/5082brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/925475621/viewonline |
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Rights |
Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance. |
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Date-Created |
[1853-1858] |
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Date-Issued |
[1853-1858] |
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