Danville (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Edited slightly to equalize phrases. The other five stanzas of Williams' hymn added below. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-30). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added. Slightly edited to equalize phrases. The other five stanzas of Williams' hymn added below, renumbered.
General Information
Title: Danville
First Line: When gladness wings my favored hour
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Helen Williams
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Charlestown Collection, 1803, p. 64. Words by Helen M. Williams, 1786, in six stanzas. Holden used the fifth stanza of Williams' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. While Thee I seek, protecting Power, |
3. In each event of life, how clear |
5. When gladness wings my favored hour, |