Paradise (Oliver Holden)
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- (Posted 2015-07-31) CPDL #36358: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-31). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 61 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1796. Another pair of stanzas selected from Watts' hymn included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-31). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 61 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas from Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Paradise
First Line: Now to the shining realms above
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.) (Watts), Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.) (Holden)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1796
Description: First published in The Union Harmony, 1796, pp. 110-111. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 11 of Book 2, in five stanzas. Holden used stanzas four and five of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at I send the joys of earth away.