Pawtuxet (Jacob French)

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-06).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 83 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition.
  • (Posted 2016-03-06)  CPDL #38804:  Icon_pdf.gif
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

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Description: First published in The New American Melody, 1789. 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.