| Meet me in heaven or, The night funeral of a slave |
| Composer: | Converse, Charles C. (Charles Crozat) 1832-1918 | | Alternate title: | Night funeral of a slave | | Lyrics: | Down in a southern valley at quiet close of day (first line of text)
Meet me in heaven, was his feeble prayer (first line of chorus) | | | | | | Publisher: | Oliver Ditson | | Publication Date: | 1854 | | Description: | Meet me in heaven or, The night funeral of a slave / written & composed for the piano or melodeon ; by C.C. Converse.
For solo voice, chorus (SATB) and piano or melodeon.
"To Mrs. Richard Riches, Petersburg, Va."--Cover.
"This song was suggested to the author by the affecting narrative entitled 'The night funeral of a slave' which appeared recently in 'The Home Journal'"--Cover.
First line of text: Down in a southern valley at quiet close of day.
First line of chorus: Meet me in heaven, was his feeble prayer.
Verses 2-3 on p. 5.
| | Format: | 1 score (5 p.) ; 34 cm. | | Subjects: | Songs (Medium voice) with piano
African Americans--Songs and music | | Copyright: | Permissions/Copyright Statement for Sheet Music | | Digital ID: | dpl-hac-11075.dc | | OCLC Record ID: | 18062662 | | | Click to view images:
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