Communion (Jacob French)

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  • (Posted 2016-03-10)  CPDL #38836:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-10).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 101 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. Stanzas three and four of Watts' hymn added as an alternative to the first part.
  • (Posted 2016-03-10)  CPDL #38835:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-10).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 98 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Stanzas three and four of Watts' hymn added as an alternative to the first portion.

General Information

Title: Communion
First Line: Father, we wait to feel thy grace
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredSet piece   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1789 in The New American Melody
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 24 of Book 3, with five stanzas. French used stanzas 1, 2, and 5 in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Father, we wait to feel thy grace.