with critical, humorous, descriptive, historical, biographical, and explanatory notes The poetical works of Samuel Woodworth Quarter-day, or, The horrors of the first of May : a poem Erie and Champlain, or, Champlain and Plattsburg : an ode "American Music: Remembering Samuel Woodworth" - excerpts of his verse and songs Plays La Fayette, or, The Castle of Olmutz King's Bridge Cottage : a revolutionary tale founded on an incident which occurred a few days previous to the evacuation of N. York by the British : a drama in two acts The widow's son, or, Which is the traitor : a melo-drama in three acts Bunker-Hill, or, The death of General Warren : an historic tragedy, in five acts The Foundling of the Sea Opera librettos The deed of gift : a comic opera in three acts The forest rose, or, American farmers : a drama in two acts Novel The Champions of Freedom; or, The Mysterious Chief. A Romance of the Nineteenth Century, Founded on the War between the United States and Great Britain. Hymn Samuel was a founding member of the New York Society of the New Church (Swedenborgian) and one of his poems became a hymn - "Oh for a seraph's golden lyre" - which is still sung by some New Church congregations. References External links Scituate Historical Society A family tree of Samuel Woodworth The Old Oaken Bucket Article about his grave being moved in 1937 including his Bibliography Recording of the song The Old Oaken Bucket Parody of the song by Nat M. Wills Singer songwriter Greg Cherone's 2008 contemporary version of "Old Oaken Bucket." "Introduction to THE POETICAL WORKS OF SAMUEL WOODWORTH" 1785 births 1842 deaths People from Scituate, Massachusetts American Swedenborgians 19th-century American poets American male poets Writers from New Haven, Connecticut Samuel 19th-century American dramatists and playwrights