Hope (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-20). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 77 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Three more pairs of stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-20). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 82 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Three more pairs of stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Hope
First Line: O, the delights, the heavenly joys
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in The Union Harmony, Vol. 1, p, 106
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 91 of Book 2. Holden uses the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at O, the delights, the heavenly joys.