Sardis (Ezra Goff)

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• (Posted 2016-05-01)  CPDL #39494:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-01).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 73 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two more stanzas added from Watts' paraphrase, that fit the music.

• (Posted 2016-05-01)  CPDL #39493:   

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-01).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 81 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas added from Watts' paraphrase, that fit the music.

General Information

Title: Sardis
First Line: This life's a dream, an empty show
Composer: Ezra Goff
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

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

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1805 in The Columbian Harmonist, Edition B2b
    2nd published: 1806 in The Village Compilation
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 17, in six stanzas. Goff used the fourth stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 17.