Declaration (Jacob French)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-04). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 36 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Five stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Declaration
First Line: Sweet is the day of sacred rest
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1793
Description: First published in The Psalmodist's Companion, 1793. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 92, Part 1, in seven stanzas. French used the second stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 92.