Ashley (Hezekiah Moors)

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  • (Posted 2018-10-23)  CPDL #51556:         
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-10-23).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 124 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part by B. C. Johnston, 2018. Oval note edition. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
  • (Posted 2018-10-22)  CPDL #51555:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-10-22).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 133 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part by B. C. Johnston, 2018. Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Ashley
First Line: Tis but a few whose days amount
Composer: Hezekiah Moors
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1809 in The Province Harmony, p. 109, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass

Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 90, Part 2, with seven stanzas. Moors used the fourth stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.