Montville (Merit Woodruff)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-06). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 40 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1800.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-06). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 41 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Montville
First Line: O, the sharp pangs of smarting pain
Composer: Merit Woodruff
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1800 in Devotional Harmony, p. 41
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 95 of Book 2, with six stanzas. Woodruff used the second stanza of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Infinite grief! Amazing woe.