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And not Thy wrath alone;
And not Thy wrath alone;
O let our sweet experience prove
O let our sweet experience prove
The mercies of Thy throne!
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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-11).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 36 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-11).   Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 36 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Music as in 1807, note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Mifflin
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1807

Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, adaptation of Psalm 42. Stanza 2 added from Isaac Watts 1719 Psalm 42.

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Original text and translations

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Life, like a vain amusement, flies,
A fable or a song;
By swift degrees our nature dies,
Nor can our joys be long.

Almighty God, reveal Thy love,
And not Thy wrath alone;
O let our sweet experience prove
The mercies of Thy throne!