Augusta (Philo Sherman)

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• (Posted 2025-10-15)  CPDL #87151:         

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2025-10-15).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 52 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from The Musical Medley, 1808. Another stanza of Watts' paraphrase included. Note heads changed to four-shape heads.

General Information

Title: Augusta
First Line: Our God our help in ages past
Composer: Philo Sherman
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TrCtTB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1808 in The Musical Medley, no. 19
    2nd published: 1848 in The Hesperian Harp, no. 214
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 90. Sherman used the first stanza in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.