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:'''Edition notes:''' Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1835. Seven stanzas included, as in ''The Dover Selection'' and ''Southern Harmony''. | :'''Edition notes:''' Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1835. Seven stanzas included, as in ''The Dover Selection'' and ''Southern Harmony''. {{MXL}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Thorny Desert''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Thorny Desert''<br> | ||
{{FirstLine|Dark and thorny is the desert}} | |||
{{Composer|William Walker}} | {{Composer|William Walker}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Anonymous}} | {{Lyricist|Anonymous}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred| | {{Genre|Sacred|}} {{meter|76. 76. D}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English| | |||
:'''''Lexington Collection'', 1805''' | |||
1. Dark and thorny is the desert, | |||
Through which pilgrims make their way; | |||
Yet beyond this vale of sorrow, | |||
Lie the fields of endless day. | |||
Fiends loud howling in the tempest, | |||
Make them tremble as they go; | |||
And the fiery darts of Satan, | |||
Often lay their courage low. | |||
2. Oh! young soldiers do you murmur, | |||
At the troubles of the way? | |||
Do your hearts begin to fail you | |||
And your vigor to decay? | |||
Jesus, Jesus, shall defend you; | |||
He shall lead you to his throne, | |||
He that dyed his garments for you, | |||
And the wine press trod alone. | |||
3. He whose thunder shakes creation; | |||
He that bid the planets roll: | |||
He who rides upon the tempest, | |||
And whose scepter sways the whole: | |||
Round him see ten thousand angels, | |||
Ready to receive command; | |||
They are ever watching round you, | |||
Till you reach the heavenly land. | |||
4. There on flowery fields of pleasure, | |||
And the hills of endless rest, | |||
Joy and peace, and love, shall ever | |||
Reign and triumph in your breast, | |||
Who can paint the scenes of glory, | |||
Where the ransomed dwell on high; | |||
Where the golden harps forever, | |||
Sound redemption round the sky. | |||
5. There a million flaming Seraphs, | |||
Fly across the heavenly plain; | |||
There they sing immortal praises, | |||
Glory! Glory! is their strain. | |||
But methinks a sweeter concert | |||
Makes the crystal arches ring, | |||
And a song is heard in Zion, | |||
Which the angels cannot sing! | |||
6. See the heavenly host in rapture, | |||
Gaze upon this shining band | |||
Wondering at their costly garments, | |||
And the laurels in their hand. | |||
There upon the golden pavement, | |||
See the ransomed march along; | |||
While the splendid courts of glory | |||
Sweetly echo to their song. | |||
7, But methinks, in whiter garments, | |||
Some are matching on before; | |||
Oh! their crowns, how bright they sparkle, | |||
Such as monarchs never wore; | |||
"There were shepherds in my pastures, | |||
Faithful in my cause below; | |||
They shall now, in peace forever, | |||
Sit on thrones as white as snow.'' | |||
8. Round them see the lambs they gathered, | |||
See the flocks they fed with care; | |||
Now they're come to richer pastures; | |||
Jesus is their shepherd there. | |||
Hail! ye happy, happy spirits! | |||
Death no more shall make you fear; | |||
Sin and sorrow, pain and anguish, | |||
Shall no more disturb you here. | |||
9. Sinners here shall not deride you, | |||
Though they vexed you while below; | |||
Now they're gone, and gone forever, | |||
To the gulf of endless woe. | |||
Closed in that eternal prison. | |||
They can injure you no more; | |||
Hell alas! is all around them! | |||
And eternity before! | |||
10. There they find a God of justice, | |||
Whom they once refused to fear; | |||
There a lake of burning Sulphur, | |||
Though they disbelieved it here. | |||
Hark! methiinks I hear from Tophet, | |||
Cries more dreadful than the rest; | |||
Some appear in greater anguish, | |||
And with sorer vengeance pressed. | |||
11. Ah! they cry, we heard the gospel, | |||
Where the Lord revived his cause; | |||
Saw how numbers bowed before him; | |||
Yet we still refused his laws. | |||
We rejected every warning, | |||
Scorned the penitential tear; | |||
We despised the calls of mercy, | |||
Now we lie in fetters here. | |||
12. Sinners, will you come to Jesus? | |||
Oh I that you would come today. | |||
Come, before the sword of vengeance | |||
Cuts you down upon the way. | |||
Soon the harvest may be gathered, | |||
And the sheaves collected home; | |||
Then, in vain, you'll call for mercy. | |||
And, in vain, may wish to come.}} | |||
{{mdl|3}} | |||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
:'''''Dover Selection'', 1831''' | |||
1. Dark and thorny is the desert, | |||
Through which pilgrims make their way; | |||
But beyond this vale of sorrows | |||
Lie the fields of endless day. | |||
Fiends loud howling through the desert, | |||
Make them tremble as they go; | |||
And the fiery darts of Satan, | |||
Often bring their courage low. | |||
2. Oh! young soldiers, are you weary | |||
At the troubles of the way? | |||
Does your strength begin to fail you, | |||
And your vigor to decay? | |||
Jesus, Jesus, will go with you; | |||
He shall lead you to his throne, | |||
He that dyed his garments for you, | |||
And the wine press trod alone. | |||
3. He whose thunder shakes creation; | |||
He that bids the planets roll: | |||
He who rides upon the tempest, | |||
And whose scepter sways the whole: | |||
Round him are ten thousand angels, | |||
Ready to obey command; | |||
They are always hovering round you, | |||
Till you reach the heavenly land. | |||
4. There, on flowery fields of pleasure, | |||
In the fields of endless rest, | |||
Love and joy and peace shall ever | |||
Reign and triumph in your breast, | |||
Who can paint these scenes of glory, | |||
Where the ransomed dwell on high? | |||
Where the golden harps forever | |||
Sound redemption through the sky. | |||
5. Millions there of flaming Seraphs, | |||
Fly across the heavenly plain; | |||
There they sing immortal praises, | |||
Glory! Glory! is their strain. | |||
But methinks a sweeter concert | |||
Makes the heavenly arches ring, | |||
And a song is heard in Zion, | |||
Which the angels cannot sing! | |||
6. See the heavenly host in rapture, | |||
Gaze upon this shining band | |||
Wondering at their costly garments, | |||
And the laurels in their hand. | |||
There upon the golden pavement, | |||
See the ransomed march along; | |||
While the splendid courts of glory | |||
Sweetly echo to their song. | |||
7. Oh! their crowns, how bright they sparkle, | |||
Such as monarchs never wore; | |||
They are gone to heavenly pastures, | |||
Jesus is their shepherd there. | |||
Hail! ye happy, happy spirits! | |||
Welcome to the blissful plain! | |||
Glory, honor, and salvation! | |||
Reign, sweet Shepherd, ever reign!}} | |||
{{mdl|3}} | |||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
}} | |||
{{btm}} | |||
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-06-21). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1835. Seven stanzas included, as in The Dover Selection and Southern Harmony. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Thorny Desert
First Line: Dark and thorny is the desert
Composer: William Walker
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 76. 76. D
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Southern Harmony, 1835, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass; Alto part written by William Walker in his Christian Harmony, 1867. Most of the tune is in E minor, though the two staffs end in G Major. A folk hymn, a "camp meeting spiritual song" (Jackson 1952, No. 250). Words by an anonymous author, first published 1805; Walker took the words from The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, as he cites in Southern Harmony.
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Original text and translations
English text Lexington Collection, 1805 |
Dover Selection, 1831 |
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