Warren (Abraham Wood)

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• (Posted 2016-09-26)  CPDL #41245:   

Editor: Aaron Giles (submitted 2016-09-26).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 44 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Transcribed from The Columbian Harmony

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Title: Warren
Composer: Abraham Wood
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: An elegy to the fallen army officer Joseph Warren, who died courageously at the age of 34 in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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English text

Descend immortal muse, inspire my song,
Let mournful numbers gently flow along:
And thou my lyre, in solemn notes complain,
And in sad accents speak thy pain.

Let melting music tremble on thy strings,
While in concording sounds the goddess sings;
Sings hapless Alpeus in the gloomy grave:

Alpeus the gay, the beauteous and the brave!
Who with the thirst of glory fir'd,
Courageous in his country's cause expir'd.