Hatfield (Alexander Gillet)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-12-02). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 55 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-12-02). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 55 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Hatfield
First Line: This is the day the Lord hath made
Composer: Alexander Gillet
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1794 in Andrew Law's The Christian Harmony
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 118, Part 4, with five stanzas. Gillet used the first 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 118.