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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2016-01-09}} {{CPDLno| | *{{PostedDate|2016-01-09}} {{CPDLno|38121}} [[Media:BensalemHolden1806bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:BensalemHolden1806bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:BensalemHolden1806bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-01-09}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|66}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|Oval note edition. A minor edit, otherwise as written in 1806. All seven stanzas included.}} | |||
*{{PostedDate|2016-01-09}} {{CPDLno|38119}} [[Media:BensalemHolden1806a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:BensalemHolden1806a.mxl|{{XML}}]] | |||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-01-09}}{{ScoreInfo|Unknown|1|61}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-01-09}}{{ScoreInfo|Unknown|1|61}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Note shapes added (4-shape). All seven stanzas included.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Bensalem''}} | |||
{{FirstLine|Jesus! and shall it ever be}} | |||
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | {{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | ||
{{Lyricist|}} | {{Lyricist|Joseph Grigg}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|}} | {{Genre|Sacred|}} {{Meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
''' | {{Pub|1|1806|in {{NoComp|The Young Convert's Companion|Oliver Holden}} for two parts|no=7}} | ||
{{Pub|2|1806|in {{NoComp|The Psalmodist's Assistant|Abijah Forbush}}|vol=Edition 2|no=88}} | |||
{{Descr|Words by Joseph Grigg, 1765, amended by Benjamin Francis, 1787. The version that Holden apparently used, which appears below, is that printed in Rippon's ''Selection'', 1787, with seven stanzas.}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | |||
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1. Jesus! and shall it ever be | |||
A mortal man ashamed of thee! | |||
Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, | |||
Whose glories shine through endless days! | |||
' | 2. Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far | ||
Let evening blush to own a star; | |||
He sheds the beams of light divine, | |||
O'er this benighted soul of mine.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
3. Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon | |||
Let midnight be ashamed of noon; | |||
'Tis midnight with my soul till he | |||
Bright morning-star bid darkness flee. | |||
' | 4. Ashamed of Jesus! that dear friend | ||
On whom my hopes of heaven depend! | |||
No, when I blush – be this my shame – | |||
That I no more revere his name.}} | |||
{{middle|4}} | |||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
5. Ashamed of Jesus! Yes, I may, | |||
When I've no guilt to wash away, | |||
No tear to wipe, no good to crave, | |||
No fears to quell, no soul to save. | |||
6. 'Til then – nor is my boasting vain – | |||
{{ | Till then, I boast a Savior slain! | ||
And O, may this my glory be, | |||
That Christ is not ashamed of me!}} | |||
{{middle|4}} | |||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
7. His institutions would I prize, | |||
Take up the cross, my shame despise; | |||
Dare to defend his noble cause, | |||
And yield obedience to his laws.}} | |||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-01-09). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. A minor edit, otherwise as written in 1806. All seven stanzas included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-01-09). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 61 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All seven stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Bensalem
First Line: Jesus! and shall it ever be
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Joseph Grigg
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1806 in The Young Convert's Companion for two parts, no. 7
2nd published: 1806 in The Psalmodist's Assistant, Edition 2, no. 88
Description: Words by Joseph Grigg, 1765, amended by Benjamin Francis, 1787. The version that Holden apparently used, which appears below, is that printed in Rippon's Selection, 1787, with seven stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Jesus! and shall it ever be |
3. Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon |
5. Ashamed of Jesus! Yes, I may, |
7. His institutions would I prize, |