Illinois (Andrew Johnson)

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  • (Posted 2018-08-13)  CPDL #50865:         
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-08-13).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 61 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Notes converted to oval shapes. Four-part version: Alto part written by B. C. Johnston, 2018. All five stanzas of Hart's hymn included.
  • (Posted 2018-08-13)  CPDL #50864:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-08-13).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 62 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as originally published in 1847. Four-part version: Alto part written by B. C. Johnston, 2018. All five stanzas of Hart's hymn included.

General Information

Title: Illinois
First Line: O for a glance of heavenly day
Composer: Andrew Johnson
Lyricist: Joseph Hart

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1847 in Andrew Johnson's The Eclectic Harmony, p. 11, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass
Description: Words by Joseph Hart, 1762, entitled The Stony Heart, with five stanzas. See Eskew (2001) and Tillett (1892) for discussion of the tune and words, respectively.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at O for a glance of heavenly day.