Curiosity (Stephen Jenks)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-06). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 64 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1799. Two more stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-06). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Curiosity
First Line: He framed the globe, he built the sky
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 88. 88. 88
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1799 in The New England Harmonist
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 96, part 2, with four stanzas. Originally published without words, with the indication "Ps. 96th, v. 3rd, P. M.", which only fits the Isaac Watts paraphrase cited above.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 96.