Recorded in 1869 for the edition of the Sacred Harp which appeared in that year. The tune stems from some variants of ‘Come all ye Faithful Christians’, cf. JFSS, ii., 115ff.
No. 153
[I CAN’T STAY AWAY], CSH 95
Heptatonic aeolian, mode 2 A + b (I II 3 IV V 6 7)
Farewell, vain world, I’m going home,
I can’t stay away,
My Savior smiles and bids me come,
I can’t stay away.
I can not stay much longer here,
I can’t stay away,