Massachusetts (Jacob French)

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  • (Posted 2018-05-24)  CPDL #49819:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-24).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 42 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1789. All five stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
  • (Posted 2018-05-24)  CPDL #49818:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-24).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 63 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All five stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.

General Information

Title: Massachusetts
First Line: Had not the Lord, may Israel say
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1789 in The New American Melody, 1789, p. 59
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 124, with five stanzas.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 124.