Animation (Philo Sherman)

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• (Posted 2025-11-04)  CPDL #87311:         

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2025-11-04).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from The Musical Medley, 1808. Another stanza included of each of the two hymns.

General Information

Title: Animation
First Line: My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so
Composer: Philo Sherman
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Lyricist: Robert Seagrave
Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: TrTB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)   Meter: 76. 76. 77. 76

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1808 in The Musical Medley, no. 41
Description: Words from two authors:

1. Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 25 of Book 2, 86. 86. (C. M.) – mm. 1–18
2. Robert Seagrave, 1742, 76. 76. 77. 76. – mm. 19–end.

Sherman used the first stanza of each in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so.
Original text and translations may be found at Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings.