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==Music files==
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:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition. This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in ''Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony'', 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in ''Kentucky Harmony'', the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's ''Divine Hymns'', 1794. {{MXL}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition. This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in ''Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony'', 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in ''Kentucky Harmony'', the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's ''Divine Hymns'', 1794. {{MXL}}


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:'''Edition notes:''' This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in ''Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony'', 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in ''Kentucky Harmony'', the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's ''Divine Hymns'', 1794.
:'''Edition notes:''' This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in ''Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony'', 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in ''Kentucky Harmony'', the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's ''Divine Hymns'', 1794. {{MXL}}


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''The Weary Traveler''<br>
'''Title:''' ''The Weary Traveler''<br>
{{FirstLine|Come all you weary travelers}}
{{FirstLine|Come all you weary travelers}}
{{Composer|James C. Lowry}}
{{Arranger|James C. Lowry}}
{{Lyricist|Anonymous}}
{{Lyricist|Anonymous}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|}} &nbsp; {{meter|76. 76. D}}
{{Genre|Sacred|}} &nbsp; {{Meter|76. 76. D}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Published|1805}}
{{Pub|1|1820|in ''[[Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony (Ananias Davisson)|Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony]]''|vol=Edition 1}}


'''Description:''' First published in Ingalls' ''Christian Harmony'', 1805, p. 54, without attribution, for three parts, in A minor; arranged by [[James C. Lowry]] in 1820, for four parts, and moving key to F# minor. A "structurally pentatonic melody in Aeolian mode" (Music 2005). Entitled ''Pilgrim'' in some later editions. Words by an anonymous author (Music 2005); the earliest reference I could find was in Smith and Sleep's ''Divine Hymns'', 1794.
'''Description:''' A folk hymn, related to a number of eighteenth-century songs. First published in Ingalls' ''Christian Harmony'', 1805, without attribution, for three parts, in A minor. The versions fall into three general classes:
:# Following Ingalls
:# Following the ''Missouri Harmony'' 1820 version of ''Pilgrim''
:# Following Lowry's 1820 version of ''The Traveler''.
It is uncertain whether versions are dependent on one another, or whether they independently arranged an unpublished manuscript or oral source. Words by an anonymous author (Music 2005); the earliest reference I could find was in Smith and Sleep's ''Divine Hymns'', 1794.


'''References:'''
===Editions of this tune===
{|class="wikitable"
!Line
!Ver.
!Yr.
!Title
!Arranger
!Key
!Meter
!Vo.
!First line
!Comment
|-
|1||1a||1805||The Weary Traveler||Jeremiah Ingalls||a||76.76.D.||3||Come all ye weary travelers||
|-
|2||1b||1818||Conquering Soldier||''Kentucky Harmonist''||e||76.76.D.||4||O when shall I see Jesus||
|-
|3||1b||1820||Conquering Soldier||''Missouri Harmony''||e||76.76.D.||3||O when shall I see Jesus||''Missouri Harmony'', p. 36
|-
|4||2a||1820||Pilgrim||''Missouri Harmony''||f#||C.M.D.||4||Come all you mourning pilgrims dear||''Missouri Harmony, p. 147
|-
|5||3a||1820||The Traveler||James Lowry||f#||76.76.D.||4||Come all you weary travelers||''Suppl. to the Kentucky Harmony''
|-
|6||3b||1825||The Traveler||James Lowry||f#||76.76.D.||4||Come all you weary travelers||''Columbian Harmony''
|-
|7||3a||1835||The Traveler||James Lowry||f#||76.76.D.||4||Come all you weary travelers||''Southern Harmony'', p. 79
|-
|8||2b||1835||Pilgrim||''Southern Harmony''||f#||C.M.D.||3||Come all you mourning pilgrims dear||''Southern Harmony'', p. 150
|-
|9||2b||1844||Pilgrim||''The Sacred Harp''||f#||C.M.D.||3||Come all you mourning pilgrims dear||''Sacred Harp'', p. 201
|-
|10||2b||1848||Pilgrim||''The Hesperian Harp''||f#||C.M.D.||4||Come all you mourning pilgrims dear||''Hesperian Harp'', p. 392
|-
|11||2b||1911||Pilgrim||''The Sacred Harp''||f#||C.M.D.||4||Come all you mourning pilgrims dear||p. 201; Alto by S. M. Denson
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Line
!Ver.
!Yr.
!HTI No.
!Incipit1
!Incipit2
!Incipit3
!Incipit4
!Incipit5
!Incipit6
!Incipit7
!Incipit8
|-
|1||1a||1805||11076a||543113(4)5||543111||1333(4)575||7U11D765||1333(4)575||7U11D765||543113(4)5||543111
|-
|2||1b||1818||11076d||(531123(4)5||543111)||57754(5)75||7U12D75(4)5||7(5)31123(4)5||543111||||
|-
|3||1b||1820||11076b||(531123(4)5||543111)||57754(5)75||7U12(D7)5(4)5||7(5)31123(4)5||543111||||
|-
|4||2a||1820||11076d||(543113(4)5||543111)||13457U11||1D7U1D765||6(5)4311345||5431D7U1||||
|-
|5||3a||1820||11076c||543113(4)5||6(5)431D7U1||1(2)345(6)7U12||1D7U1D765||1345(6)7U12||1D7U1D765||6(5)43113(4)5||6(5)431D7U1
|-
|6||3b||1825||||543113(4)5||6(5)431D7U1||1(2)345(6)7U12||1D7U1D765||6(5)43113(4)5||6(5)431D7U1||||
|-
|7||3a||1835||||543113(4)5||6(5)431D7U1||1(D7)U345(6)7U12||1D7U1D765||1345(6)7U12||1D7U1D765||6(5)43113(4)5||6(5)431D7U1
|-
|8||2b||1835||||(54311345||5431D7U1)||13457U11||1D7U1D765||6(5)4311345||5431D7U1||||
|-
|9||2b||1844||||(54311345||5431D7U1)||13457U11||1D7U1D765||6(5)4311345||5431D7U1||||
|-
|10||2b||1848||||(54311345||5431D7U1)||13457U11||1D7U1D765||6(5)4311345||5431D7U1||||
|-
|11||2b||1911||||(54311345||5431D7U1)||13457U11||1D7U1D765||6(5)4311345||5431D7U1||||
|-
|}
 
===References:===
*Music, David W. 2005. ''A Selection of Shape-note Folk Hymns: From Southern United States Tune Books, 1816-61''. Middleton, Wisconsin: A-R Editions. 172 pp.
*Music, David W. 2005. ''A Selection of Shape-note Folk Hymns: From Southern United States Tune Books, 1816-61''. Middleton, Wisconsin: A-R Editions. 172 pp.
*Smith, Joshua, and Samuel Sleep. 1794. ''Divine Hymns or Spiritual Songs, for the Use of Religious Assemblies and Private Christians''. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: John Melcher. 158+ pp.


'''External websites:'''
===External websites:===


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{top}}
{{LinkText|The Weary Traveler}}
{{Text|English|
:'''Smith and Sleep, 1794'''
1. Come all ye weary travelers,
Now let us join and sing
The everlasting praises
Of Jesus our great King.
We've had a tedious journey,
And tiresome 'tis true ;
But see how many dangers
The Lord has brought us through,
 
2. At first when Jesus found us,
He called us unto him,
And pointed out the danger
Of falling into sin.
The world, the flesh, and Satan
Would prove a fatal snare,
Unless we did reject them
By faith and humble prayer.
 
3. But by our disobedience
With sorrow we confess.
We've had long to wander.
In a dark wilderness;
Where we might long have fainted
In that enchanted ground,
But now and then a cluster
Of pleasant grapes we found.
 
4. The pleasant fruits of Canaan
Give life and joy and peace;
Revive our drooping spirits,
And love and strength increase;
To confess our Lord and Master,
And run at his command,
And hasten on our journey
Unto the promised land.
 
5. With faith, and hope, and patience
We're made for to rejoice,
And Jesus and his people
Forever are our choice,
In peace and consolation
We now are going on
The pleasing road to Canaan,
Where Jesus Christ is gone.
6 Sinners, why stand ye idle,
While we do march along ,
Has conscience never told you
That you are going wrong,
Down the broad road to darkness,
To bear an endless curse;
Forsake your ways of sinning,
And come and go with us.
 
7. But if you will refuse it,
We bid you all farewell;
We're on the road to Canaan,
And you the road to hell;
We're sorry for to leave you,
We'd rather you would go
Come try a bleeding Savior
And see the waters flow.
 
8. Now to the King immortal
Be everlasting praise,
For in his holy service
We long to spend our days,
Till we arrive at Canaan,
The celestial world above,
With everlasting wonder
To praise redeeming love.}}
{{middle|3}}
{{Text|Simple|
:'''Kentucky Harmony Suppl., 1820
1. Come all '''you''' weary travelers,
'''Come''' let us join and sing
The everlasting praises
Of '''our exalted''' King.
We've had a tedious journey,
And tiresome '''it is''' true ;
But see how many dangers
The Lord has brought us through,
 
2. At first when Jesus found us,
He called us unto him,
And pointed out the danger
Of falling into sin.
The world, the flesh, and Satan
Would prove a fatal snare,
'''Until''' we '''do resist''' them
By faith and '''fervent''' prayer.
 
3. But by our disobedience
With sorrow we confess.
We've had '''too''' long to wander.
In '''this''' dark wilderness;
Where we might '''soon''' have fainted
In that enchanted ground,
'''But Jesus interposed,'''
'''And''' pleasant '''fruits''' we found.
 
4. '''Gracious foretastes of heaven'''
Give life and '''health''' and peace;
'''Revives''' our drooping spirits,
'''Our faith and''' love increase;
'''Confessing  Christ''' our Master,
'''Obeying''' his command,
'''We''' hasten on our journey
Unto the promised land.}}
{{middle|3}}
{{Text|Simple|
  }}
{{bottom}}


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Edition notes: Oval note edition. This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in Kentucky Harmony, the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's Divine Hymns, 1794. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
  • (Posted 2017-01-22)  CPDL #42771:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-01-22).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 71 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in Kentucky Harmony, the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's Divine Hymns, 1794. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: The Weary Traveler
First Line: Come all you weary travelers
Arranger: James C. Lowry
Lyricist: Anonymous

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred   Meter: 76. 76. D

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1820 in Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, Edition 1

Description: A folk hymn, related to a number of eighteenth-century songs. First published in Ingalls' Christian Harmony, 1805, without attribution, for three parts, in A minor. The versions fall into three general classes:

  1. Following Ingalls
  2. Following the Missouri Harmony 1820 version of Pilgrim
  3. Following Lowry's 1820 version of The Traveler.

It is uncertain whether versions are dependent on one another, or whether they independently arranged an unpublished manuscript or oral source. Words by an anonymous author (Music 2005); the earliest reference I could find was in Smith and Sleep's Divine Hymns, 1794.

Editions of this tune

Line Ver. Yr. Title Arranger Key Meter Vo. First line Comment
1 1a 1805 The Weary Traveler Jeremiah Ingalls a 76.76.D. 3 Come all ye weary travelers
2 1b 1818 Conquering Soldier Kentucky Harmonist e 76.76.D. 4 O when shall I see Jesus
3 1b 1820 Conquering Soldier Missouri Harmony e 76.76.D. 3 O when shall I see Jesus Missouri Harmony, p. 36
4 2a 1820 Pilgrim Missouri Harmony f# C.M.D. 4 Come all you mourning pilgrims dear Missouri Harmony, p. 147
5 3a 1820 The Traveler James Lowry f# 76.76.D. 4 Come all you weary travelers Suppl. to the Kentucky Harmony
6 3b 1825 The Traveler James Lowry f# 76.76.D. 4 Come all you weary travelers Columbian Harmony
7 3a 1835 The Traveler James Lowry f# 76.76.D. 4 Come all you weary travelers Southern Harmony, p. 79
8 2b 1835 Pilgrim Southern Harmony f# C.M.D. 3 Come all you mourning pilgrims dear Southern Harmony, p. 150
9 2b 1844 Pilgrim The Sacred Harp f# C.M.D. 3 Come all you mourning pilgrims dear Sacred Harp, p. 201
10 2b 1848 Pilgrim The Hesperian Harp f# C.M.D. 4 Come all you mourning pilgrims dear Hesperian Harp, p. 392
11 2b 1911 Pilgrim The Sacred Harp f# C.M.D. 4 Come all you mourning pilgrims dear p. 201; Alto by S. M. Denson
Line Ver. Yr. HTI No. Incipit1 Incipit2 Incipit3 Incipit4 Incipit5 Incipit6 Incipit7 Incipit8
1 1a 1805 11076a 543113(4)5 543111 1333(4)575 7U11D765 1333(4)575 7U11D765 543113(4)5 543111
2 1b 1818 11076d (531123(4)5 543111) 57754(5)75 7U12D75(4)5 7(5)31123(4)5 543111
3 1b 1820 11076b (531123(4)5 543111) 57754(5)75 7U12(D7)5(4)5 7(5)31123(4)5 543111
4 2a 1820 11076d (543113(4)5 543111) 13457U11 1D7U1D765 6(5)4311345 5431D7U1
5 3a 1820 11076c 543113(4)5 6(5)431D7U1 1(2)345(6)7U12 1D7U1D765 1345(6)7U12 1D7U1D765 6(5)43113(4)5 6(5)431D7U1
6 3b 1825 543113(4)5 6(5)431D7U1 1(2)345(6)7U12 1D7U1D765 6(5)43113(4)5 6(5)431D7U1
7 3a 1835 543113(4)5 6(5)431D7U1 1(D7)U345(6)7U12 1D7U1D765 1345(6)7U12 1D7U1D765 6(5)43113(4)5 6(5)431D7U1
8 2b 1835 (54311345 5431D7U1) 13457U11 1D7U1D765 6(5)4311345 5431D7U1
9 2b 1844 (54311345 5431D7U1) 13457U11 1D7U1D765 6(5)4311345 5431D7U1
10 2b 1848 (54311345 5431D7U1) 13457U11 1D7U1D765 6(5)4311345 5431D7U1
11 2b 1911 (54311345 5431D7U1) 13457U11 1D7U1D765 6(5)4311345 5431D7U1

References:

  • Music, David W. 2005. A Selection of Shape-note Folk Hymns: From Southern United States Tune Books, 1816-61. Middleton, Wisconsin: A-R Editions. 172 pp.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at The Weary Traveler.