Hillsborough (Samuel Holyoke)
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- (Posted 2016-10-30) CPDL #41629: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-30). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-30). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 92 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Hillsborough
First Line: Death, like an overflowing stream
Composer: Samuel Holyoke
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Columbian Repository, 1803, pp. 112-113. Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 90, Version 1, in eight stanzas. Holyoke used stanzas five through eight of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.