Freehold (Nehemiah Shumway)
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- (Posted 2015-06-03) CPDL #35635:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-03). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 82 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- (Posted 2015-06-03) CPDL #35634:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-03). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 87 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Freehold
First Line: The God of Abraham praise
Composer: Nehemiah Shumway
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 66. 84. 66. 84
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in Shumway's The American Harmony, pp. 171-172
Description: Words
the first stanza of Yigdal, reportedly by Daniel ben Yehudah Dayan [1], very loosely paraphrased by Thomas Olivers, 1770. Various Christian authors and compilers give a variety of choices for stanzas beyond the first; none of them seem to belong to Yigdal.
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Original text and translations
English text
The God of Abraham praise,
Who reigns enthroned above,
Ancient of everlasting days,
And God of love.
Jehovah, great I am
By earth and heaven confessed,
I bow and bless the sacred name,
Forever blessed.