Complaint (Daniel Read)

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• (Posted 2015-05-21)  CPDL #35492: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-21).   Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 84 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: Charles Wesley, 1763, his Hymn 64. Stanzas 1 and 2 of Wesley's hymn included, that fit the music.

General Information

Title: Complaint
First Line: And am I only born to die
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Charles Wesley

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Anthem   Meter: 886. 886

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1785

Description: First published in The American Singing-Book, 1785, with words by Isaac Watts, from his Lyric Poems.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at And am I only born to die.