The Weary Traveler (James C. Lowry)
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- (Posted 2021-06-25) CPDL #64884:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2021-06-25). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 48 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Converted to two staffs SATB, by by Tenor > Soprano, Counter > Alto, Treble > Tenor, and Bass > Bass. Measure 7, Tenor: last note changed from A to G. The whole piece moved down from F# minor to E minor.
- (Posted 2017-01-22) CPDL #42772:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-01-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 42 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in Kentucky Harmony, the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's Divine Hymns, 1794.
- (Posted 2017-01-22) CPDL #42771:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-01-22). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 71 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: This edition as arranged by James C. Lowry in Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, 1820; shape notes (4-shape) as in Lowry's arrangement. The second staff with Bass clef in original; converted to treble clef and moved up one octave. The first four stanzas as in Kentucky Harmony, the last four stanzas from Smith and Sleep's Divine Hymns, 1794. Re-formatted 2021-06-19.
General Information
Title: The Weary Traveler
First Line: Come all you weary travelers
Arranger: James C. Lowry
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 76. 76. D
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1820 in Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, Edition 1
Description: A folk hymn, related to a number of eighteenth-century songs. First published in Ingalls' Christian Harmony, 1805, without attribution, for three parts, in A minor. The versions fall into three general classes:
- Following Ingalls
- Following the Missouri Harmony 1820 version of Pilgrim
- Following Lowry's 1820 version of The Traveler.
It is uncertain whether versions are dependent on one another, or whether they independently arranged an unpublished manuscript or oral source. Words by an anonymous author (Music 2005); the earliest reference I could find was in Smith and Sleep's Divine Hymns, 1794.
Editions of this tune
| Line | Ver. | Yr. | Title | Arranger | Key | Meter | Vo. | First line | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1a | 1805 | The Weary Traveler | Jeremiah Ingalls | a | 76.76.D. | 3 | Come all ye weary travelers | |
| 2 | 1b | 1818 | Conquering Soldier | Kentucky Harmonist | e | 76.76.D. | 4 | O when shall I see Jesus | |
| 3 | 1b | 1820 | Conquering Soldier | Missouri Harmony | e | 76.76.D. | 3 | O when shall I see Jesus | Missouri Harmony, p. 36 |
| 4 | 2a | 1820 | Pilgrim | Missouri Harmony | f# | C.M.D. | 4 | Come all you mourning pilgrims dear | Missouri Harmony, p. 147 |
| 5 | 3a | 1820 | The Traveler | James Lowry | f# | 76.76.D. | 4 | Come all you weary travelers | Suppl. to the Kentucky Harmony |
| 6 | 3b | 1825 | The Traveler | James Lowry | f# | 76.76.D. | 4 | Come all you weary travelers | Columbian Harmony |
| 7 | 3a | 1835 | The Traveler | James Lowry | f# | 76.76.D. | 4 | Come all you weary travelers | Southern Harmony, p. 79 |
| 8 | 2b | 1835 | Pilgrim | Southern Harmony | f# | C.M.D. | 3 | Come all you mourning pilgrims dear | Southern Harmony, p. 150 |
| 9 | 2b | 1844 | Pilgrim | The Sacred Harp | f# | C.M.D. | 3 | Come all you mourning pilgrims dear | Sacred Harp, p. 201 |
| 10 | 2b | 1848 | Pilgrim | The Hesperian Harp | f# | C.M.D. | 4 | Come all you mourning pilgrims dear | Hesperian Harp, p. 392 |
| 11 | 2b | 1911 | Pilgrim | The Sacred Harp | f# | C.M.D. | 4 | Come all you mourning pilgrims dear | p. 201; Alto by S. M. Denson |
| Line | Ver. | Yr. | HTI No. | Incipit1 | Incipit2 | Incipit3 | Incipit4 | Incipit5 | Incipit6 | Incipit7 | Incipit8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1a | 1805 | 11076a | 543113(4)5 | 543111 | 1333(4)575 | 7U11D765 | 1333(4)575 | 7U11D765 | 543113(4)5 | 543111 |
| 2 | 1b | 1818 | 11076d | (531123(4)5 | 543111) | 57754(5)75 | 7U12D75(4)5 | 7(5)31123(4)5 | 543111 | ||
| 3 | 1b | 1820 | 11076b | (531123(4)5 | 543111) | 57754(5)75 | 7U12(D7)5(4)5 | 7(5)31123(4)5 | 543111 | ||
| 4 | 2a | 1820 | 11076d | (543113(4)5 | 543111) | 13457U11 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)4311345 | 5431D7U1 | ||
| 5 | 3a | 1820 | 11076c | 543113(4)5 | 6(5)431D7U1 | 1(2)345(6)7U12 | 1D7U1D765 | 1345(6)7U12 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)43113(4)5 | 6(5)431D7U1 |
| 6 | 3b | 1825 | 543113(4)5 | 6(5)431D7U1 | 1(2)345(6)7U12 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)43113(4)5 | 6(5)431D7U1 | |||
| 7 | 3a | 1835 | 543113(4)5 | 6(5)431D7U1 | 1(D7)U345(6)7U12 | 1D7U1D765 | 1345(6)7U12 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)43113(4)5 | 6(5)431D7U1 | |
| 8 | 2b | 1835 | (54311345 | 5431D7U1) | 13457U11 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)4311345 | 5431D7U1 | |||
| 9 | 2b | 1844 | (54311345 | 5431D7U1) | 13457U11 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)4311345 | 5431D7U1 | |||
| 10 | 2b | 1848 | (54311345 | 5431D7U1) | 13457U11 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)4311345 | 5431D7U1 | |||
| 11 | 2b | 1911 | (54311345 | 5431D7U1) | 13457U11 | 1D7U1D765 | 6(5)4311345 | 5431D7U1 |
References:
- Music, David W. 2005. A Selection of Shape-note Folk Hymns: From Southern United States Tune Books, 1816-61. Middleton, Wisconsin: A-R Editions. 172 pp.
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at The Weary Traveler.