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A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son
- Creator:
- Lee & Walker, Sep. Winner, Alice Hawthorne
- Location:
- Pennslyvania, Philadelphia
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 13 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0164
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is a piece of sheet music for the song, "A Nation Mourns Her Martyr'd Son." The cover is plain with a simple black lined border at the center. Within the border, the title is printed in black lettering in two arches. "('An Honest Man's the Noblest Work of God')" is printed below the title. "In Memory of Abraham Lincoln Sixteenth President of the United States" is printed above the title. Publishing information is printed near the bottom. 1 score (5 p.) For voice and piano. First line: A nation mourns her martyr'd Son. First line of chorus: Oh weep for him, weep for the loss. Text for verses 2 and 3 printed at end of page 5. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.