Salem (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-12-07). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two more pairs of stanzas from Watts' hymn included. MusicXML source file is in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-12-07). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 77 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more pairs of stanzas from Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Salem
First Line: Dear Lord! behold our sore distress
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1802 in The Middlesex Collection of Sacred Harmony.
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 163 of Book 2, with six stanzas. Belknap used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Dear Lord! behold our sore distress.