O Holy Spirit! now descend on me (Charles H. Giffen)

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• (Posted 2018-09-23)  CPDL #51357:       

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2018-09-23).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 82 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC SA

Edition notes: The MP3 sound file simulates (0) organ alone as introduction, (1) first stanza voices with organ, (2) second stanza voices alone (with somewhat modified harmonization), (3) voices and descant with organ, (4) voices with organ in an alternate harmonization, (5) voices and descant with organ in the alternate harmonization.

The score has the modifications and alternate harmonization.

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Title: O Holy Spirit! now descend on me
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Lyricist: Christina Fortyth^{create page}

Number of voices: 4+1vv   Voicing: SATB with S descant

Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: English
Instruments: Organ

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Description: This hymn sets the first four and final stanza of the nine stanza text by Christina Forsyth. it is suitable for the Pentecost season. The tune MacKillop 10 (10 10. 10 10) is adapted from the composer's original Long Meter tune MacKillop. The Soprano [[:Category:descant{{{2}}}|descant]][[Category:descant{{{2}}}]] is given to the third stanza and again on the final stanza, modified to fit the altered harmonization of the last two stanzas.

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