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Description and Notes
Without music.
Composer of the music is uncertain, but it is often attributed to William Steffe and was originally for a hymn known as Fort Warren; words to John Brown's body attributed to H. H. Brownell and T. B. Bishop, among others.
H. De Marsan is listed at 54 Chatham St. in New York City directories for 1861 to 1864.
De Marsan Ethiopian border.
First line: John Brown's body lies a mouldering in the grave.