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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
This is an hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], his Hymn 3 of Book 2, published 1707. | |||
==Settings by composers== | ==Settings by composers== | ||
*[[Why do we mourn departing friends? (Thomas Clark)| Thomas Clark]] SATB (vv.1,4-6) | *[[Northborough (Daniel Belknap)|Daniel Belknap]] SATB | ||
*[[ | *[[Why do we mourn departing friends? (Thomas Clark)| Thomas Clark]] SATB (vv. 1,4-6) | ||
*[[Monmouth (Jacob French)|Jacob French]] SATB | |||
*[[Funeral Hymn (Oliver Holden)|Oliver Holden]] SATB | |||
*[[Alarm (Stephen Jenks)|Stephen Jenks]] SATB | |||
*[[China (Timothy Swan)| Timothy Swan]] SATB | |||
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==Text and translations== | |||
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{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
{{Vs|1}} Why do we mourn departing friends, | {{Vs|1}} Why do we mourn departing friends, | ||
Or shake at death's alarms? | Or shake at death's alarms? | ||
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Their bodies to the tomb? | Their bodies to the tomb? | ||
There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, | There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, | ||
And left a long perfume. | And left a long perfume.}} | ||
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{{Vs|4}} The graves of all his saints he blessed, | {{Vs|4}} The graves of all his saints he blessed, | ||
And softened every bed; | And softened every bed; | ||
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And bid our kindred rise; | And bid our kindred rise; | ||
Awake, ye nations under ground; | Awake, ye nations under ground; | ||
Ye saints, ascend the skies. | Ye saints, ascend the skies.}} | ||
{{Bottom | {{Bottom}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Text pages]] | [[Category:Text pages]] |
Latest revision as of 10:21, 10 May 2018
General information
This is an hymn by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 3 of Book 2, published 1707.
Settings by composers
- Daniel Belknap SATB
- Thomas Clark SATB (vv. 1,4-6)
- Jacob French SATB
- Oliver Holden SATB
- Stephen Jenks SATB
- Timothy Swan SATB
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- William Billings — Germantown
- Robert Boyd — New Orleans
- Alexander Johnson — Separation
Text and translations
English text 1 Why do we mourn departing friends, |
4 The graves of all his saints he blessed, |