RESIGNATION
RESIGNATION first appeared in William Walker's Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, published in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1835. Walker, known as 'Singin' Billy,' drew upon the rich oral folk music traditions of the Southern Appalachian region, and RESIGNATION bears unmistakable hallmarks of that pentatonic, modal heritage. The tune circulated widely through singing schools and camp meetings throughout the antebellum South, carried by itinerant singing masters who taught the four-shape f
Stanza Arc
The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: From present pastoral comfort (stanzas 1-2) through eschatological assurance (stanza 3) to realized victory and abundance (stanza 4); a progression from daily provision to ultimate triumph