Tolland (Merit Woodruff)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-19). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. One small edit, otherwise as written in 1800. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-19). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 70 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The remaining two pairs of stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Tolland
First Line: Teach me the measure of my days
Composer: Merit Woodruff
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: 1800 in Devotional Harmony, p. 13
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 39, Part 2, with six stanzas. Woodruff 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 39.