Greenfield (Lewis Edson)

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  • CPDL #33123:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-12).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 33 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval-note edition. Four more stanzas from Tate and Brady's paraphrase added below.
  • CPDL #33125:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-10-12).   Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 70 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Four more stanzas from Tate and Brady's paraphrase added below.

General Information

Title: Greenfield
First Line: God is our refuge in distress
Composer: Lewis Edson
Lyricists: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 888. 888

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: First published in 1782 on p. 58 of The Chorister's Companion. Words by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, "New Version", their metrical paraphrase of Psalm 46. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4278.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 46.