The title of this flugel horn solo derives from a 17th century English poem by Ben Johnson that begins ‘Drink to me only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine’. Its familiar melody is attributed to Colonel R. Mellish (1777-1817). This solo setting was written for the New York Staff Band in 1991. Within The Salvation Army church, the melody is associated with a religious lyric by William Drake Pennick (1884-1944) that begins ‘There is a holy hill of God, its heights by faith I see’. (The Song Book of The Salvation Army, No. 627).

The New York Staff Band recorded the solo on its 1992 CD, Under Three Flags (Triumphonic TRCD 1050).

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Difficulty Level: 4th Section +

Instrumentation: Flugel Horn Soloist Bb, Soprano Cornet Eb, Solo Cornet Bb, Repiano Cornet Bb, 2nd Cornet Bb, 3rd Cornet Bb, Solo Horn Eb, 1st Horn Eb, 2nd Horn Eb, 1st Baritone Bb, 2nd Baritone Bb, 1st Trombone Bb, 2nd Trombone Bb, Bass Trombone, Euphonium Bb, Bass Eb, Bass Bb, Timpani, Glockenspiel