North Kingston (Samuel Babcock)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-16). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 75 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2016. Oval note edition. Two more pairs of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-16). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2016. Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more pairs of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-16). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 62 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Three-part version. Oval note edition, as written in 1803. Two more pairs of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-16). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 44 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Three-part version. Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more pairs of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: North Kingston
First Line: Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name
Composer: Samuel Babcock
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 3 or 4vv Voicings: STB and SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Middlesex Harmony, 1803, p. 70. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 95, Part 1, with six stanzas. Babcock used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition, altering the second stanza somewhat, as shown below.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 95.
English text Isaac Watts, Psalm 95, Part 1, Stanza 2 |
Babcock 1803 |
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