Fare-well, vain world, I’m going home,
I belong to this band, hallelujah,
My Savior smiles and bids me come,
I belong to this band, hallelujah.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
I belong to this band, hallelujah.
The above melodic trend will be recognized as that of ‘Roll Jordan’ and Stephen Foster’s ‘Susanna’. Compare ‘[Roll Jordan]’ in this collection. The chorus—both tune and words—appears also in ‘[I Belong to This Band (A)]’. Further stanzas of the text are given under ‘[Golden Harp]’.
No. 182
[DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE] or WE’LL END THIS WAR, REV 68
Hexatonic, mode 3 b (I II III IV V VI —)
