Italy (Jacob French)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-01-31). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 51 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1789. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file is in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-01-30). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 49 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Italy
First Line: Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1789 in The New American Melody, pp. 56-57.
Description. Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 90, Part 1, with eight stanzas. French used the eighth stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.