Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.2882 Arranged by Charles E. Horn. Courtship, Love, Distress, Grief. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.2882). They Say Thou Hast Forsaken Me. The Words by a Lady of New York. Arranged to the Celebrated Waltz, Le Desire by Charles E. Horn. Published 1837 by Dubois & Bacon, 167 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love, Distress, Grief. First line reads They say thou has forsaken me for eyes more bright than mine.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.759 Composed by Arthur D. Walbridge. Children praying, Families, Sleepwear, Death, Grief, Mothers & children, Heaven. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.759). Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. 80th Edition. Words by Miss Hattie A. Fox. Music by Arthur D. Walbridge. Published 1866 by Wm. A. Pond & Co., 25 Union Square (Broadway Side) in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Children praying, Families, Sleepwear, Death, Grief, Mothers & children, Heaven. First line reads Now I lay me down to sleep, and the blue eyes, dark and deep let their snowy curtains down.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4859 Composed by J. P. Skelly. Courtship, Love, Absences. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4859). Little Darling, Dream of Me. Serenade. Words and Music by J.P. Skelly. Published 1883 by T.B. Harms & Co., 819 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love, Absences. First line reads Little darling, dream of me, while the stars are softly gleaming.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.14262 Arranged by T.A. Rawlings. Friendship, Human life cycle, Aged persons, Youth, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.14262). Oh! Come to Me. Words by T.H. Bayly. Arranged by T.A. Rawlings. Published [n.d.] by in n.p. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Friendship, Human life cycle, Aged persons, Youth, Death. First line reads Oh! come to me, And bring with thee, the sunny smiles of former years.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4692 Composed by Giveadam Jones. African Americans, Dialects, Biblical references, Death, Symbols, Ethnic stereotypes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4692). Boost Me Up To Glory. Camp Meeting Song and Chorus. Words by Bro. Wakeup Misery. Music by Giveadam Jones. Published 1887 by C.H. Ditson & Co., 867 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus (and dance interlude; call and response) with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Biblical references, Death, Symbols, Ethnic stereotypes. First line reads Bred'ren come and len' a han' Boost me up to glory.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4765 Composed by Fred Lyons. Hands, African Americans, Dialects, Food, Fruit, Ethnic stereotypes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4765). Gim Me Dat Sweet Water Melon. Great Negro Song. Words and Music By Fred Lyons. Published 1883 by Richard A. Saalfield, 12 Bible Houses in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Hands, African Americans, Dialects, Food, Fruit, Ethnic stereotypes. First line reads If you want to see dis darkey smile, gim me dat sweet watermelon!.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.3493 Composed by J. G. Clark. Friendship, Nostalgia, Time, Sadness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3493). Meet Me By the Running Brook. Duett. Written & Composed by J.G. Clark. Published 1855 by Oliver Ditson, 115 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Friendship, Nostalgia, Time, Sadness. First line reads Meet me by the running brook, where the drooping willows grow.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.4766 Composed by M. Hobson. Ethics, Wealth. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4766). Give Me the Man of Honest Heart. Written by C. Stedman. Music by M. Hobson. Published 1886 by The Anglo-Canadian Music Publishers Association, Limited, 38 Church Street in Toronto. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Ethics, Wealth. First line reads Give me the man of honest heart I care not what he be.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.24061 Composed by H. Tucker. Wells, Marriage, Love, Alcoholic beverages, Intoxication, Children, Death, Sadness, Temperance. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.24061). Living Waters. A Collection of Beautiful Temperance Songs. Stay Home With Me Tonight, Tom. Song & Chorus. H. Tucker. Published 1870 by J.L. Peters in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Wells, Marriage, Love, Alcoholic beverages, Intoxication, Children, Death, Sadness, Temperance. First line reads Stay home with me tonight, Tom, don't put my arms away.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.869 Composed by John Morrison. Mothers & children, Death, Religion. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.869). Tell Mother to Meet Me in Heaven (An Incident of the Riot in Pittsburgh, July, 1877). Song and Chorus. Words and Music by John Morrison. Published 1877 by John F. Perry & Co., 538 Washington Street (Opp. Boston Theatre) in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Mothers & children, Death, Religion. First line reads Tell mother to meet me in heaven, 'twas the voice of a child going home.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.4326 Composed by Violetta. Stairs, Couples, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4326). Linger Near Me Little Darling. Ballad. Words by George Cooper. Music by Violetta. Published 1873 by Wm. A. Pond & Co., 547 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Stairs, Couples, Courtship, Love. First line reads Linger near me, little darling, make my life a pleasant dream.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.2634 Portraits, Homecomings, Pride, Patriotism. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.2634). They Have Welcomed Me Again. The English Song of Mme. Sontag. n. Published [n.d.] by Oliver Ditson, 115 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Homecomings, Pride, Patriotism. First line reads They've welcom'd me from lands afar, to England's happy shore.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4321 Composed by James A. Kerr. Sadness, Comfort, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4321). Let Me Kiss Those Weeping Eyes. Ballad. Words and Music Composed by James A. Kerr. Published 1877 by Matthias Gray, 105 Kearny Street in San Francisco. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Sadness, Comfort, Love. First line reads Oh let me kiss those weeping eyes, that never should be sad.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3665 Composed by John P. Ordway. Stairways, Farewells, Mothers & children, Panoramic views, Pets, Dogs, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3665). Dear Mother Kiss'd Me Sweet Good Bye. Poetry and Music by John P. Ordway, M.D. Published 1869 by O. Ditson & co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Stairways, Farewells, Mothers & children, Panoramic views, Pets, Dogs, Death. First line reads Dear Mother kiss'd me sweet good bye, when years ago I left my home.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4599 Portraits, Stairways, City & town life, Buildings, Distress, Unrequited love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4599). Marie Roze's Favorite Songs. To Thy Heart Oh Take Me Back. . Published 1878 by R.A. Saalfield, 839 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Stairways, City & town life, Buildings, Distress, Unrequited love. First line reads To thy heart O take me back!.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.