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The fifth stanza of "Here is a song, which doth belong" first appears in ''[[The Waterhouse Manuscript]]'' (copied 1780), as text for William Billings' Psalm-tune ''Hatfield'', with one stanza in Common Meter ({{CC|86. 86 (C.M.)|86. 86.}}). (''Hatfield'' appears in the posthumous ''Psalm-Singer's Amusement'' of 1804, considerably revised by William Billings around 1790, and with different words. | |||
This hymn was the underlay of the tune 'West-Sudbury' by [[William Billings]] in 1794; Billings attributes the text to "Mr. [[John Peck]]", and gives one verse in Double Common Meter ({{CC|86. 86 D.|86. 86. D.}}). [[Elisha West]] of Woodstock, Vermont similarly set the hymn to a Double Common Meter tune ('Solemn Song') in his collection ''The Musical Concert'' (Northampton: 1802). | |||
''A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors'', compiled by Paul Himes and Jonathan Wilson (Greenfield, MA: published by Clark & Hunt, 1818) gives seven Common Metre verses of the text, as Hymn 123. | ''A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors'', compiled by Paul Himes and Jonathan Wilson (Greenfield, MA: published by Clark & Hunt, 1818) gives seven Common Metre verses of the text, as Hymn 123. | ||
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Here is a song, which doth belong, | 1. Here is a song, which doth belong, | ||
To all the human race, | To all the human race, | ||
Concerning death, who steals the breath, | Concerning death, who steals the breath, | ||
And blasts the comely face. | And blasts the comely face. | ||
Come listen all unto the call, | 2. Come listen all unto the call, | ||
Which I do make to day, | Which I do make to day, | ||
For you must die, as well as I, | For you must die, as well as I, | ||
And pass from hence away.}} | And pass from hence away. | ||
: '''In William Billings, 1794''' | |||
5. Though beauty grace the comely face, | |||
With rosy white and red, | |||
A dying fall will spoil it all, | |||
For Absalom is dead. | |||
: '''In The Waterhouse Manuscript, 1780'''}} | |||
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1. I sing a song which doth belong, | 1. I sing a song which doth belong, | ||
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The rich, the brave, the poorest slave, | The rich, the brave, the poorest slave, | ||
The wicked and the just.}} | The wicked and the just.}} | ||
'''Smith and Jones, ''Hymns Original and Selected'', Fifth Ed., 1812''' | |||
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The rich, the brave, the poorest slave, | The rich, the brave, the poorest slave, | ||
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'''Himes & Wilson, ''A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors'', 1818''' | |||
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Or else you'll weep, lament and cry, | Or else you'll weep, lament and cry, | ||
Lost in a ruined state.}} | Lost in a ruined state.}} | ||
'''William Walker, ''[[Southern Harmony|Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist]]'', 1846''' | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 23 March 2024
General information
The fifth stanza of "Here is a song, which doth belong" first appears in The Waterhouse Manuscript (copied 1780), as text for William Billings' Psalm-tune Hatfield, with one stanza in Common Meter (86. 86.). (Hatfield appears in the posthumous Psalm-Singer's Amusement of 1804, considerably revised by William Billings around 1790, and with different words.
This hymn was the underlay of the tune 'West-Sudbury' by William Billings in 1794; Billings attributes the text to "Mr. John Peck", and gives one verse in Double Common Meter (86. 86. D.). Elisha West of Woodstock, Vermont similarly set the hymn to a Double Common Meter tune ('Solemn Song') in his collection The Musical Concert (Northampton: 1802).
A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, compiled by Paul Himes and Jonathan Wilson (Greenfield, MA: published by Clark & Hunt, 1818) gives seven Common Metre verses of the text, as Hymn 123.
Settings by composers (automated)
- William Billings — Hatfield English STB
- William Billings — West-Sudbury English SATB
- William Walker — An Address for All English SATB
- Elisha West — Solemn Song English SATB
Text and translations
English text
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Address to all Smith and Jones, Hymns Original and Selected, Fifth Ed., 1812 |
Address to all Himes & Wilson, A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, 1818 |
An Address to All William Walker, Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist, 1846 |
Reference
- Himes, Paul, and Jonathan Wilson. 1818. A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. Greenfield, Massachusetts: Clark & Hunt. 360 pp.
- Smith, Elias, and Abner Jones. 1812. Hymns Original and Selected For the Use of Christians, Fifth Edition, Corrected. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Herald Office. 360 pp.
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