Lovest Thou Me (1846) (William Walker)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-06-20). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 46 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1846. Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2018, and the lower notes of the Treble transferred to the Counter. All six stanzas of Cowper's hymn included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Lovest Thou Me (1846)
First Line: Hark, my soul! It is the Lord
Composer: William Walker
Lyricist: William Cowper
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 77. 77 with refrain (11 9)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist, 1846, p. 164, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass. Tune of unknown origin, but very different from William Walker's Lovest Thou Me of 1873. Words to stanzas by William Cowper, 1779, with six stanzas; chorus by an anonymous author.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Hark, my soul! it is the Lord; |
3. Can a woman’s tender care |
6. Lord it is my chief complaint, |