A once popular song from the opera The Brides of Venice.
Cheer, Boys, Cheer (U.T. 29)
Words by Charles Mackay.
Henry Russell.
Cheer! boys, cheer! no more of idle sorrow—
Courage! true hearts shall bear us on our way,
Hope points before, and shows the bright to-morrow,
Let us forget the darkness of to-day.
One of Russell's most popular songs. He sold the copyright for £3, and shortly afterwards learnt that the publisher had to keep thirty-nine presses at work on it night and day to meet the demand.
Copenhagen Waltz (D. & S. 7)
Also known as the Danish Waltz.
Dead March.
From the oratorio Saul.