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The Orphan Girl
Found in Orphan_Girl_7.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
The abc for this tune contains background information but no music.
X:1 T:The Orphan Girl M:3/4 L:1/8 C:Music by Eld. C.G. Keith. Nov. 1, 1905 K:Eb B:The B.F. White Sacred Harp (Rev. Cooper Ed.), p. 506 z8(EG)|B4c2|B4G> B|B4(G> F)|E4B> B|e4e> e|f4c2| w:1."No_ home, no home," plead a lit-tle_ girl, At the door of a price-ly B4|:(B> B)|g4f2|e4e> c|B4B2|E4HG2|(FE4)c| w: hall, As she trem-bling stood on the pol-ished step, And lean'd_ on BB3(GF)|E6:|] w:the mar-ble_ wall. 1. "No home, no home," plead a little girl, At the door of a princely hall, As she trembling stood on the polished step And leaned on the marble wall. 2. "My father, alas! I never knew," And a tear dim'd her eyes so bright; "My mother sleeps in a new-made grave, 'Tis an orphan begs tonight." 3. Her clothes were thin and her feet were bare, But the snow had covered her head; "O! give me a home," she feebly said: "A home and a bit of bread." 4. The night was dark and the snow fell fast, But the rich man closed his door, And his proud face frowned, as he scornfully said: "No home, no bread for the poor." 5. The morning dawned, and the orphan girl Still lay at the rich man's door; But her soul had fled to a home above, Where there's room and bread for the poor. </em><hr></blockquote>Preview: User name: (must be completed)Enter password: or check to post as guest: Link makerPlease read our notes on posting html.Contact us