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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Funeral Hymn''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Funeral Hymn''<br> | ||
'''First Line:''' Why do we mourn departing friends<br> | |||
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | {{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | {{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}}  : {{meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{ | {{LinkText|Why do we mourn departing friends}} | ||
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[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
Revision as of 01:33, 20 July 2015
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- (Posted 2015-07-20) CPDL #36182:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-20). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 68 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other five stanzas of Watts' hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Funeral Hymn
First Line: Why do we mourn departing friends
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn  : Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1792
Description: First published in American Harmony, 1792. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 3 of Book 2, with six stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Why do we mourn departing friends.