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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Joyful Tidings''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Joyful Tidings''<br> | ||
'''First Line:''' When first the God of boundless might<br> | |||
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | {{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Samuel Stennett}} | {{Lyricist|Samuel Stennett}} | ||
{{Voicing|3|STB}}<br> | {{Voicing|3|STB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} {{meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}} (Stennett), {{meter|86. 86. D (C.M.D.)}} (Holden) | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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1. When first the God of boundless grace (a) | |||
Disclosed his kind design, | |||
To rescue our apostate race (b) | |||
From misery, shame and sin; (c) | |||
2. Quick, through the realms of light and bliss, | |||
The joyful tidings ran; (d) | |||
Each heart exulted at the news, | |||
That God would dwell with man. (e) | |||
3. Yet midst their joys they paused awhile | |||
And asked with strange surprise, | |||
But how can injured justice smile, | |||
Or look with pitying eyes?}} | |||
{{middle|3}} | |||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
4. Will the Almighty deign again | |||
To visit yonder world; | |||
And hither bring rebellious men, | |||
Whence rebels once were hurled? | |||
5. Their tears, and groans, and deep distress | |||
Aloud for mercy call; | |||
But ah! must truth and righteousness | |||
To mercy victims fall? | |||
6. So spake the friends of God and man, | |||
Delighted, yet surprised; | |||
Eager to know the wondrous plan, | |||
That wisdom had devised.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
7. The Son of God attentive heard, | |||
And quickly thus replied, | |||
In me let mercy be revered, | |||
And justice satisfied. | |||
8. Behold! my vital blood I pour, | |||
A sacrifice to God ; | |||
Let angry justice now no more | |||
Demand the sinner's blood. | |||
9. He spake, and heaven's high arches rung, | |||
With shouts of loud applause; | |||
He died, the friendly angels sung, | |||
Nor cease their rapturous joys.}} | |||
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''Mercy and truth met together, or, the harmony of the divine perfections'', based on Psalm 85:10<br> | |||
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:(a) Holden has "boundless ''might''." (b) Holden has "''unhappy'' race." (c) Holden has "From ''death and'' shame."<br> | |||
:(d) Holden has "tidings ''came''." (e) Holden has "God ''could'' dwell." | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-18). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Three more pairs of stanzas added below.
General Information
Title: Joyful Tidings
First Line: When first the God of boundless might
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Samuel Stennett
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.) (Stennett), Meter: 86. 86. D (C.M.D.) (Holden)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1800
Description: First published in Plain Psalmody, 1800, p. 42, voiced for three parts: Treble-Tenor-Bass. Words by Samuel Stennett, 1787, in nine stanzas. Holden used stanzas one and two of Stennett's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. When first the God of boundless grace (a) |
4. Will the Almighty deign again |
7. The Son of God attentive heard, |
Mercy and truth met together, or, the harmony of the divine perfections, based on Psalm 85:10
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- (a) Holden has "boundless might." (b) Holden has "unhappy race." (c) Holden has "From death and shame."
- (d) Holden has "tidings came." (e) Holden has "God could dwell."