When I survey the wondrous cross (James Leach)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2022-02-09). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 123 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from A Collection of Hymn Tunes and Anthems, 1798.
General Information
Title: When I survey the wondrous cross
Composer: James Leach
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB, with a Tenor-Bass duet
Genre: Sacred, Set piece
Language: English
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published: 1798 in A Collection of Hymn Tunes and Anthems, no. 2, p. 2
Description: Anthem in two parts: Tenor-Bass duet and Four-part (Treble-Counter-Tenor-Bass) chorus. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, from Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book 3, Hymn 7, with 5 stanzas. Leach used stanzas 1, 2, 3, and 5 in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at When I survey the wondrous cross.