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The Traveler 108b

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: Arr. Absalom Ogletree, 1868
Alto: Wilson Marion Cooper, 1902
Poet: William Bengo Collyer, 1827
Meter: 7s (7,7,7,7)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Trav'ler haste, the night comes on,
Many a shining hour is gone;
Storm is gath'ring in the West,
And you are so far from home.

(Chorus)


HASTE, traveller, haste! the night comes on,, Stanza 1
Chorus
O come, trav'ler, haste away,
You must walk while it is day;
O come, trav'ler, haste away,
You will find in Christ the way.


2
Far from home thy footsteps stray;
Christ the life and Christ the way,
Christ the light, yon setting sun,
Ere the noon is scarce begun.

(Chorus)


HASTE, traveller, haste! the night comes on,, Stanza 2