Loudon (Samuel Holyoke)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-23). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other three stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Loudon
First Line: And can this mighty King
Composer: Samuel Holyoke
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 66. 88 (actually 66. 66. 44. 44.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Village Harmony, 1797. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 169 of Book 2, in four stanzas. Holyoke used the fourth stanza of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at The Lord Jehovah reigns.