Volume II, song 150, page 157 - 'Love will find out the way' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Verse 1: 'Quite over the mountains, And over the waves, Quite over the fountains, And under the graves; O'er floods that are deepest, Which Neptune obey, O'er rocks that are steepest, Love will find out the way, O'er floods that are deepest, Which Neptune obey, O'er rocks that are steepest, Love will find out the way.' The 'Scots Musical Museum' is the most important of the numerous eighteenth- and nineteenth-century collections of Scottish song. When the engraver James Johnson started work on the second volume of his collection in 1787, he enlisted Robert Burns as contributor and editor. Burns enthusiastically collected songs from various sources, often expanding or revising them, whilst including much of his own work. The resulting combination of innovation and antiquarianism gives the work a feel of living tradition. Unfortunately there appears to be little known about this song and tune. During his researches for 'Early Scottish Melodies' (1900), Glen was unable to determine where Johnson came upon this particular melody. He does, however, come to the conclusion that it is not of Scottish origin. Whilst William Stenhouse, editor of the 'Museum' after Johnson's death, believed the song and tune to be the same as that printed in Forbes' Cantus (1662-82), Glen disputes this.

Collection

Scots Musical Museum

Inventory Number

4503346

Title

Volume II, song 150, page 157 - 'Love will find out the way' - Scanned from the 1853 edition of the 'Scots Musical Museum', James Johnson and Robert Burns (Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1853)

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- 130 x 211 mm