Nixington (Nehemiah Shumway)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-12). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 83 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other six stanzas from Newton's hymn added below. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-12). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 80 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Four selected additional stanzas from Newton's hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Nixington
First Line: Day of judgment, day of wonders
Composer: Nehemiah Shumway
Lyricist: John Newton
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 87. 87. 47 (87. 87. 11.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Words
by John Newton, his Hymn 77 of Book 2, entitled The Day of Judgment.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Day of judgment, day of wonders! |
4. Horrors past imagination, |
7. Under sorrows and reproaches, |
The Day of Judgment by John Newton, 1779