Roxbury (1802) (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-12-08). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 69 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-12-08). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 68 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.
General Information
Title: Roxbury (1802)
First Line: My sorrows, like a flood
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Middlesex Collection, 1802. Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, poem entitled Confession and Pardon, with seventeen stanzas. Belknap used the third stanza of Watts' poem in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Alas, my aching heart.