The Rich Man - Ingalls, Jeremiah

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"Words by an anonymous author, before 1793. There are several versions of the words, titled variously ''The Beggar and the Rich Man'' or ''Lazarus'', with seven to eleven stanzas. Ingalls printed eight stanzas with his composition."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Sacred

♯ Key A minor

⁄ Time Signature 2/4

♬ Voicing → STB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range A2 – E5

♩ Tempo animato (120)

◷ Duration ~28 sec

¶ Language → English

Measures 28

Texture Polyphonic

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 1

CPDL # 44286

Editor Barry Johnston

Posted 2017-04-29

License Public Domain

♫Pitch Ranges

Tr.

G#4 – E5

E3 – F4

A2 – B3

¶Lyrics / Text

:From Joshua Smith, ''Divine Hymns or Spiritual Songs'', :12th Edition, 1811 (First Pub. 1793) – 65. 65. 65. 65. 1. Come all ye poor sinners, Who from Adam came, Ye poor and ye needy, Ye halt and ye lame; Submit to the gospel, Upon its own terms, Or you'll burn forever, Like poor dying worms. 2. We read of a rich man And a beggar likewise; The beggar be died, And attained to the prize; The rich man he died, And to his sad surprise, In hell he awakened, And did lift up his eyes. 3. Seeing Abra'm afar off, In the regions above, And Lazarus in his bosom, In raptures of love, He cries, father Abra'm, Send to my relief, For I am tormented, In pain and in grief. 4. He says, son, remember When you lived so bold, Dressed in your fine linen, And boasting of gold, This beggar lay at your gate, Wounded and poor; The dogs had compassion, And licked his sore. 5. Besides there's a great gulf Between us you see; So those who would, cannot Pass hence unto thee; Therefore you must lie And lament your sad state, For now you are sending Your cries up too late. 6. He cries, father Abra'm; I pray you provide; Send one from the dead; I've five brethren beside; In hearing from me, And believing my state, Perhaps they'll repent now, Before 'tis too late. 7. They have a rich gospel That spreads far and wide; They've Moses, the prophets, And the apostles beside : Ii they won't adhere Unto them and repent, They will not believe, though One from the dead went.