Heart Songs: Dear to the American People, and by Them Contributed in Their Search for Treasured Favorite Songs Initiated by the National MagazineHeart Songs is more than a collection of music. It is a book compiled directly by twenty thousand people, who not only sent in their favorite songs, but in accompanying letters told how these songs had been interwoven with the story of their own lives. - p. iii. |
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a-gain a-way ad lib Allegretto Allegro Andante Annie Lisle ARTHUR SULLIVAN beau beau-ti bells Ben Bolt bird blest blow blue Bonnie Bonnie Blue Flag boys brave bright CHORUS colla cres dear doth dream ev'ry eyes fair Farewell flow'r FRANZ ABT gain girl glory gone good-bye happy hear heart HEART SONGS heav'n heigh-0 Johnny Sands land legato light lone lov'd meerschaum meet Moderato ne'er nev-er night ning o'er poco rall ritard round sail shore sigh sing sleep smile soft SOLO song soul star STEPHEN ADAMS sweet tempo thee There's thine Thou thro true Twas voice wave weep winds ye tears नॅ नै नै नै
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Page 489 - Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die.
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