The Riverside song book/The Heritage

by James Russell Lowell

For other versions of this work, see The Heritage (Lowell).

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THE HERITAGE.

James Russell Lowell. Arr. from the German. Maestoso.

1. The rich man's son in - her - its lands, And piles of brick and

2. What doth the poor man's son in - herit?Wish- es o'er- joyed with

3. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are e - qual in the

stone, and gold. And he in - her - its soft white hands, And

hum - ble things, A rank ad - judg'd by toil - won merit. Con -

earth at last: Both, chil- dren of the same dear God, Prove

ten - der flesh that fears the cold. And ten - der flesh that

tent that from em - ploy - ment springs, Con - tent that from em -

ti - tie to your heir - ship vast, Prove ti - tie to your

fears the cold; Nor dares to wear a gar - ment old, A

ploy - ment springs, A heart that in his la - bor sings; A

heir - ship vast By rec - ord of a well - filled past; A

her - it - age, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee.

her - it - age, it seems to me, A king might wish to hold in fee.

her - it - age, it seems to me, Well worth a life to hold in fee.