Elysian (William Hauser)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-15). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 76 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note heads converted to oval shapes. Transcribed from Hauser's The Hesperian Harp, 1874. All four stanzas of Kempenfelt's hymn included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-15). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as originally published. Transcribed from Hauser's The Hesperian Harp, 1874. All four stanzas of Kempenfelt's hymn included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Elysian
First Line: Burst ye emerald gates and bring
Composer: Ananias Davisson
Arranger: William Hauser
Lyricist: Richard Kempenfelt
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 76. 76. 77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Kentucky Harmony, 1820, called Emerald Gates (Ananias Davisson). A folk hymn (Jackson 1953b, no. 78). Words by Richard Kempenfelt, 1777, with four stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Burst ye emerald gates and bring |
2. Floods of everlasting light |
3. Four and twenty elders rise, |
4. Hark! the thrilling symphonies |