Enfield (Daniel Read)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-09-14). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 44 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-02). Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Enfield
First Line: Might I enjoy the meanest place
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1785 in The American Singing-Book
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 84.
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Original text and translations
English text
Might I enjoy the meanest place
Within Thy house, O God of grace,
Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power,
Should tempt my feet to leave Thy door.