Hymn / composed by the late Reverend Mr. George Whitefield, with design to be sung at his own funeral. ; Now re-published at the request of a number of friends to that truly worthy and pious gentleman. ; (Adapted to Savanna tune.).
| Author/creator | Wesley, Charles |
| Other author | Whitefield, George, 1714-1770. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : Printed by E. Russell, next Liberty-Stump, 1790. |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 37 x 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Funeral hymn |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23079. ^A478749 |
| General note | Hymn in twelve numbered stanzas; first line: Ah! lovely appearance of death! |
| General note | "Though the title of this hymn states that the author was George Whitefield, it was first printed in the first series of Charles Wesley's funeral hymns. ... See also Charles Wesley's Journal, vol. 1, 1849, p. 379, for the occasion which inspired this poem."--Sabin, entry 102643. |
| General note | Followed by: New-England hymn, by the late Reverend Dr. Byles. (Adapted to America tune.) |
| General note | Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title transcriptions. |
| General note | Text in two columns; printed area measures 35.2 x 21.0 cm. |
| References | Evans 23079 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2605 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 450 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23079). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Hymns. |
| Other title | Savanna (Tune) |
| Other title | America (Tune) |
| Other title | Hymn, composed by the late Reverend Mr. George Whitefield. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |