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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Columbia''}} | |||
{{FirstLine|As down a lone valley with cedars o'erspread}} | {{FirstLine|As down a lone valley with cedars o'erspread}} | ||
{{Composer|Alexander Johnson}} | {{Composer|Alexander Johnson}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Timothy Dwight}} | {{Lyricist|Timothy Dwight}} | ||
{{Voicing|3|STB}} | {{Voicing|3|STB}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular}}<br> | {{Genre|Secular}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred}} {{Meter|11 11. 11 11}} | {{Genre|Sacred}} {{Meter|11 11. 11 11}} | ||
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{{Pub|2|1821|in {{NoComp|Songs of Zion|James P. Carrell}}, as ''Melody''}} | {{Pub|2|1821|in {{NoComp|Songs of Zion|James P. Carrell}}, as ''Melody''}} | ||
{{Pub|3|1835|in ''[[Southern Harmony]]'', as ''Columbia''|ed=1}} | {{Pub|3|1835|in ''[[Southern Harmony]]'', as ''Columbia''|ed=1}} | ||
{{Descr|First published in 1818 in D minor; reprinted in [[William Walker]]'s ''Southern Harmony'', 1835. Arranged by [[James P. Carrell]] in 1821, in C Major, re-titled ''Melody''. Possibly this is a folk hymn, source for both Johnson and Carrell – see Southern Harmony (1845), 154 Columbia. Original words by Timothy Dwight, poem entitled "Columbia", in six stanzas. Johnson used the sixth stanza of Dwight's poem in his composition.}} | |||
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Original words by Timothy Dwight, poem entitled "Columbia", in six stanzas. Johnson used the sixth stanza of Dwight's poem in his composition. | |||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{LinkText|O how I have longed for the coming of God}} | {{LinkText|O how I have longed for the coming of God}} | ||
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Be freedom, and science, and virtue thy fame. | Be freedom, and science, and virtue thy fame. | ||
2. To conquest and slaughter let Europe aspire; | 2. To conquest and slaughter let Europe aspire; | ||
Whelm nations in blood, and wrap cities in fire; | Whelm nations in blood, and wrap cities in fire; | ||
Thy heroes the rights of mankind shall defend, | Thy heroes the rights of mankind shall defend, | ||
And triumph pursue them, and glory attend. | And triumph pursue them, and glory attend. | ||
A world is thy realm: for a world be thy laws, | A world is thy realm: for a world be thy laws, | ||
Enlarged as thine empire, and just as thy cause; | Enlarged as thine empire, and just as thy cause; | ||
On freedom's broad basis, that empire shall rise, | On freedom's broad basis, that empire shall rise, | ||
Extend with the main, and dissolve with the skies. | Extend with the main, and dissolve with the skies. | ||
3. Fair science her gates to thy sons shall unbar, | 3. Fair science her gates to thy sons shall unbar, | ||
And the east see thy morn hide the beams of her star. | And the east see thy morn hide the beams of her star. | ||
New bards, and new sages, unrivaled shall soar | New bards, and new sages, unrivaled shall soar | ||
To fame unextinguished, when time is no more; | To fame unextinguished, when time is no more; | ||
To thee, the last refuge of virtue designed, | To thee, the last refuge of virtue designed, | ||
Shall fly from all nations the best of mankind; | Shall fly from all nations the best of mankind; | ||
Here, grateful to heaven, with transport shall bring | Here, grateful to heaven, with transport shall bring | ||
Their incense, more fragrant than odors of spring.}} | Their incense, more fragrant than odors of spring.}} | ||
{{middle}} | {{middle}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
4. Nor less shall thy fair ones to glory ascend, | |||
And genius and beauty in harmony blend; | |||
The graces of form shall awake pure desire, | |||
And the charms of the soul ever cherish the fire; | |||
Their sweetness unmingled, their manners refined, | |||
And virtue's bright image, instamped on the mind, | |||
With peace, and soft rapture, shall teach life to glow, | |||
And light up a smile in the aspect of woe. | |||
5. Thy fleets to all regions thy power shall display, | |||
The nations admire, and the ocean obey; | |||
Each shore to thy glory its tribute unfold, | |||
And the east and the south yield their spices and gold. | |||
As the day-spring unbounded, thy splendor shall flow, | |||
And earth's little kingdoms before thee shall bow: | |||
While the ensigns of union, in triumph unfurled, | |||
Hush the tumult of war, and give peace to the world. | |||
5. Thy fleets to all regions thy power shall display, | |||
The nations admire, and the ocean obey; | |||
Each shore to thy glory its tribute unfold, | |||
And the east and the south yield their spices and gold. | |||
As the day-spring unbounded, thy splendor shall flow, | |||
And earth's little kingdoms before thee shall bow: | |||
While the ensigns of union, in triumph unfurled, | |||
Hush the tumult of war, and give peace to the world. | |||
6. Thus, as down a lone valley, with cedars o'er-spread, | 6. Thus, as down a lone valley, with cedars o'er-spread, | ||
From war's dread confusion I pensively strayed, | From war's dread confusion I pensively strayed, | ||
The gloom from the face of fair heaven retired; | The gloom from the face of fair heaven retired; | ||
The winds ceased to murmur; the thunders expired; | The winds ceased to murmur; the thunders expired; | ||
Perfumes, as of Eden, flow'd sweetly along, | Perfumes, as of Eden, flow'd sweetly along, | ||
And a voice, as of angels, enchantingly sung: | And a voice, as of angels, enchantingly sung: | ||
"Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise, | "Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise, | ||
The queen of the world and the child of the skies."}} | The queen of the world and the child of the skies."}} | ||
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-03-15). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 74 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note heads in four-shape format, as originally published. Transcribed from Southern Harmony, 1845. Words by Timothy Dwight.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-03-15). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 75 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note heads converted to oval shapes. As arranged by James P. Carrell, 1821, entitled Melody, in C Major. Words by an anonymous author, before 1818, O how I have longed for the coming of God.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-03-15). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 76 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note heads in four-shape format. As arranged by James P. Carrell, 1821, entitled Melody, in C Major. Words by an anonymous author, before 1818, O how I have longed for the coming of God.
General Information
Title: Columbia
First Line: As down a lone valley with cedars o'erspread
Composer: Alexander Johnson
Lyricist: Timothy Dwight
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Secular
Genre: Sacred Meter: 11 11. 11 11
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1818 in Johnson's Tennessee Harmony for three voices (Treble-Tenor-Bass)
2nd published: 1821 in Songs of Zion, as Melody
3rd published: 1835 in Southern Harmony, as Columbia
Description: First published in 1818 in D minor; reprinted in William Walker's Southern Harmony, 1835. Arranged by James P. Carrell in 1821, in C Major, re-titled Melody. Possibly this is a folk hymn, source for both Johnson and Carrell – see Southern Harmony (1845), 154 Columbia. Original words by Timothy Dwight, poem entitled "Columbia", in six stanzas. Johnson used the sixth stanza of Dwight's poem in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at O how I have longed for the coming of God.
English text Timothy Dwight, Columbia, 1789 |
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