To President B. Young and Camp

DESCRIPTION: "Hail! ye mighty men of Israel Who the hiding places have found... You have stood on holy ground." The "Pioneers of Latter-day" have found the place appointed for the Mormons. As the Mormons arrive," those there "may bid you welcome home"
AUTHOR: Eliza R. Snow (1804-1887) (source: Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1968 (Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
KEYWORDS: home travel | Mormons
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest, p. 255, "To President B. Young and Camp" (1 text)
Roud #10891
NOTES [58 words]: For background on Brigham Young, and the many songs about him, see the notes to "Brigham Young (I)." This presumably refers to his visit to the Great Salt Lake and his declaration at a seemingly random spot that "This is the place" where the Mormons would settle.
For background on Eliza R. Snow, see the notes to "Mormon Battalion Song (I)." - RBW
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