White Coffin, The

DESCRIPTION: "The hearse was driven to our door, It brought a coffin, white as snow, Such coffins we had seen before"; it is for the singer's own child. They mourn their child and find their faith in heaven strengthened because they know their child is there
AUTHOR: Words: A. E. Baten (1855-1924) / Music: H. N. Lincoln (source: Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley; hymnary.org)
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley)
KEYWORDS: death children mourning corpse
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley 49, "The White Coffin" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [15 words]: Without wanting to interfere with anyone's grief, the logic of this song is tenuous.... - RBW
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File: ABLT049

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