TY STAVES OF ART-MUSIC. TO THOSE HE BEST RIGHT TO REAL RECREATION, E BOOK IS CORDIALLY DEDICATED BY ERSKINE CLARKE, M.A., f the Derby Working Men's Association; Compiler -Music, a Poetry-Book for Working-People;" Author of "Children at Church.' LONDON: CORGE ROUTLEDGE AND CO., STREET, AND BEEKMAN STREET, NEW YORK. 1858. 380. S. 216. HEARTY STAVES OF HEART-MUSIC. TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE BEST RIGHT TO REAL RECREATION, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS CORDIALLY DEDICATED BY J. ERSKINE CLARKE, M.A., Hon. Secretary of the Derby Working Men's Association; Compiler LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND CO., MOTHE ILLUME PREFACE. SONG is a God-appointed way of lightening labour and brightening leisure; but if we listen to the songs which those sing whose labour most needs lightening, and whose leisure most needs brightening, or if we look through the cheap song-books current among them, we find that too often, amid much that is good and true, there is mixed up the poison of impure inuendo or the mawkish sentiments which lead to discontent, instead of inspiriting to "patient continuance in well-doing." As he has failed to find any really cheap collection which was altogether free from these objections, and which was worthy of the name of a Working People's Songbook," the Compiler (at the request of the Secretaries of several book-hawking societies) has made this little selection, by no means as coming up to his own ideal, but simply to serve till some abler hand produces a better. He tenders his cordial thanks to the Authors of the words, and the Proprietors of the copyright, for the permissions to use them, so freely given. And if he has unwittingly made any mistake in this matter, he trusts that he may be informed of it, that it may be apologized for and rectified. THE COMPILER. HEARTY STAVES. SONG. BARRY CORNWALL.-Music in "Hullah's Vocal Scores." For Camp and Cabin. THE BOY IN BLUE. ELIZA COOK.-Music at Cocks's. CHEER up, cheer up, my mother dear, Do you think that He, who guards me here, Let hope and faith illume the glance That sees the bark set sail! |