Resolve

I'll try to prove faithful

p. 34
Key F major
Singing key E♭ major
Time 6/4
7 stanzas

Words

I'll try to prove faithful, I'll try to prove faithful,
I'll try to prove faithful, faithful, faithful,
Till we all shall meet above.

I'll try to prove faithful, &c.
2 O, let us prove faithful, &c.
3 We mean to be faithful, &c.
4 There'll be no more sinning, &c.
When we all shall meet above.
5 There'll be no more sorrow, &c.
When we all shall meet above.
6 Then we shall see Jesus, &c.
When we all shall meet above.
7 There we shall sing praises, &c.
When we all shall meet above.

Notes: "faithful," in system 1 is printed un-hyphenated under two notes (F4 F4); the score splits it faith-/-ful,. "a - bove." is printed with a spaced hyphen. No meter, author, composer or tune name is printed. The "&c." stanzas are printed without a closing line for 1–3 (they end "…faithful, &c." and take "Till we all shall meet above." from the music); for 4–7 the printed second line "When we all shall meet above." replaces it.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: one text line under the treble staff of each of the 3 systems (stanza 1 written out as sung, with "faithful" repeated); stanzas 1–7 printed as text below the music, each giving only its first line + "&c." (i.e. sung to the same pattern), and stanzas 4–7 adding their own last line "When we all shall meet above." in place of "Till we all shall meet above."