Arabia (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-03-25). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Published in 1803 with the first two stanzas of Isaac Watts' paraphrase; two more pairs of stanzas added below.
General Information
Title: Arabia
First Line: Early, my God, without delay
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1803
Description: Published in The Charlestown Collection, 1803, pp. 38-39. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 63. Holden used two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 63.