Pawtuxet (Jacob French)
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- (Posted 2016-03-06) CPDL #38805: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-06). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 83 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-06). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 3 pages, 125 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Pawtuxet
First Line: Our days, alas! our mortal days
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1802
Description: First published in Harmony of Harmony, 1802, pp. 90-92. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 39 of Book 2, in four stanzas. French used all four stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Our days, alas! our mortal days.