{"product_id":"songs-for-the-people","title":"Songs for the People","description":"\u003cp\u003eSongs for the People for mezzo-soprano and piano\u003cbr\u003e\nMusic by Amy Scurria\u003cbr\u003e\nText by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDedicated to all who are living through this pandemic, And especially to those who have lost their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\n- 2,655,428 and counting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSongs for the People \u003cbr\u003e\nby Frances Ellen Watkins Harper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLet me make the songs for the people, \u003cbr\u003e\nSongs for the old and young;\u003cbr\u003e\nSongs to stir like a battle-cry \u003cbr\u003e\nWherever they are sung.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot for clashing of sabres,\u003cbr\u003e\nFor carnage nor for strife;\u003cbr\u003e\nBut songs to thrill the hearts of (men) all* \u003cbr\u003e\nWith more abundant life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLet me make the songs for the weary, \u003cbr\u003e\nAmid life's fever and fret\u003cbr\u003e\nTill hearts shall relax their tension, \u003cbr\u003e\nAnd careworn brows forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLet me sing for the little children, \u003cbr\u003e\nBefore their footsteps stray, \u003cbr\u003e\nSweet anthems of love and duty, \u003cbr\u003e\nTo float o'er life's highway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI would sing for the poor and aged, \u003cbr\u003e\nWhen shadows dim their sight;\u003cbr\u003e\nOf the bright and restful mansions, \u003cbr\u003e\nWhere there shall be no night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur world, so worn and weary, \u003cbr\u003e\nNeeds music, pure and strong, \u003cbr\u003e\nTo hush the jangle and discords \u003cbr\u003e\nOf sorrow, pain, and wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusic to soothe all its sorrow,\u003cbr\u003e\nTill war and crime shall cease;\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd the hearts of men grown tender \u003cbr\u003e\nGirdle the world with peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e* The composer changed \"men\" to \"all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information: https:\/\/www.amyscurria.com\/songsforthepeople\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410726318241,"sku":"muss834","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/6nr7e6-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1717647826","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/songs-for-the-people","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}