Moreen (Timothy Swan)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-01-05). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two more pairs of stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-01-05). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 80 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more pairs of stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.
General Information
Title: Moreen
First Line: Oft I am told the muse will prove
Composer: Timothy Swan
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1801 in Swan's New England Harmony, pp. 25-26
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, poem entitled Bewailing My Own Inconstancy, with ten stanzas. Swan used the fifth and sixth stanzas of Watts' poem in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. I love the Lord; but, ah! how far |
5. Oft I am told the muse will prove |
9. Look gently down, Almighty Grace; |