Lena (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 80 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. One minor edit, otherwise as written in 1794.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-22). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Lena
First Line: See the Lord of glory dying
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Joseph Hart
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 887. 887
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1794 in The Worcester Collection, Edition 5, p. 101
Description: Words by Joseph Hart, 1769, hymn entitled The Brazen Serpent, with six stanzas. Belknap used the last stanza of Hart's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. When the chosen tribes debated |
3. Vain was bandage, oil, or plaster: |
5. Thine's (alas!) a lost condition |