Adams (Daniel Read)
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- (Posted 2014-11-08) CPDL #33318: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-08). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 34 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Transcribed from The Columbian Harmonist, 1807, p. 18.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-08). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Transcribed from The Columbian Harmonist, 1807, p. 18. Another pair of stanzas added below. Re-formatted 2015-09-04.
General Information
Title: Adams
First Line: Why did the nations join to slay
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1793
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 2, in six stanzas. Read used stanzas one and two in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 2.