Rapture (Oliver Holden)

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-04).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 37 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. Published in 1793 with stanza 1 of Watts' paraphrase; I added stanza 2 below.

General Information

Title: Rapture
First Line: Sweet is the work, my God, my King
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1793

Description: Published in The Union Harmony, 1793, Vol. 2, pp. 12-13. Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 92.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 92.