Sudbury (What if the Saint Must Die)

Instrumentation: Guitars, Accordian, Recorders
Time: 1:53
Download: Music (mp3) | Score (png)

What if the saint must die,
    And lodge among the tombs!
He need not mourn, he shall return,
    Rejoicing as he comes.
Though death should hold him down
    With bands and mighty bars,
Yet shall he rise above the skies,
    And sing among the stars.

Details
Author: John Peck
Composer: William Billings (1746-1800)
Meter: 6,8,6
Hesperian Harp: Page 368
Song in the Night: Page 78 (Immortality)