Boston (Lowell Mason)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2016-11-21). Score information: A4, 1 page, 12 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: A hymn setting, without words.
General Information
Title: Boston
Composer: Anonymous (Gregorian chant)
Arranger: Lowell Mason
Lyricist: William Goode
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn tune, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
First published: 1824 in Select Chants and Doxologies
2nd published: 1854 as Hamburg in The Hallelujah, no. 104, p. 134c
Description: "Arranged from the Gregorian Tone I, and first published as a Metrical Tune, by Lowell Mason, 1825." (L. Mason, 1854)
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Original text and translations
English text
1. Thou great Instructor, lest I stray,
O teach my erring feet thy way!
Thy truth, with ever fresh delight,
Shall guide my doubtful steps aright.
2. How oft my heart's affections yield,
And wander o'er the world's wide field!
My roving passions, Lord, reclaim;
Unite them all to fear thy name.
3. Then to my God my heart and tongue,
With all their powers, shall raise the song
On earth thy glories I'll declare,
Till heaven th' immortal notes shall hear.