Montague (Timothy Swan)
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- (Posted 2016-12-01) CPDL #42158: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-12-01). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 71 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. 1783 version. Two more pairs of stanzas included from Doddridge's hymn.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-12-01). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 71 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). 1783 version. Two more pairs of stanzas included from Doddridge's hymn.
General Information
Title: Montague
First Line: Ye sons of men with joy record
Composer: Timothy Swan
Lyricist: Philip Doddridge
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Musical Companion, 1783; revised by Swan in 1801. Words by Philip Doddridge, 1755, entitled God adored for his goodness, with six stanzas. Swan used the first two stanzas of Doddridge's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Ye sons of men with joy record |
3. Sing, earth, in verdant robes arrayed, |
5. But, O that brighter world above, |