| Title | Lays of a Minstrel | 
| Alternative title | 1.The Bridemaid 2.The Beacon Light 3.Upon Thy Truth Relying 4.Oh! ’Tis the Melody 5.Adeline 6.Oh! Canst Thou Judge How Dear Thou Art 7.If I Were a Gay and Courtly Knight 8.The Heart of a Soldier 9. Gay to the Last! 10.Hand in Hand Love! 11.Benedicite Daughter! 12.Ah! Since You Leave Me! | 
| Creators | Johann Baptist Cramer (composer) and Thomas Haynes Bayly (librettist) | 
| Opus | M.11.5 | 
| Instrumentation | voice and piano | 
| Number of movements | 12 | 
| Keys | — | 
| Composed | — | 
| First published | 1828 | 
| Dedication | Mrs.Thomas of Ratton Park | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | — | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Songs | 
| Language | English | 
| Period | Classical | 
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