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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2014-11-02}} {{CPDLno|33274}} [[Media:SincerityHolden1793bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:SincerityHolden1793bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:SincerityHolden1793bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]] | |||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-11-02}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|30}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|Oval-note edition. Transcribed from <i>The Union Harmony</i>, 1793.}} | |||
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{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-11-02}}{{ScoreInfo| | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-11-02}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|59}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Sincerity''}} | |||
{{FirstLine|Tis a point I long to know}} | |||
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | {{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | ||
{{Lyricist|John Newton}} | {{Lyricist|John Newton (hymnwriter)}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred| | {{Genre|Sacred|}} {{Meter|77. 77}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1793|in ''[[The Union Harmony (Oliver Holden)|The Union Harmony]]''|vol=Volume 1|pg=90}} | |||
{{Pub|2|1806|in {{NoComp|The Young Convert's Companion|Oliver Holden}} for two parts|no=6}} | |||
'' | {{Descr|Words by [[John Newton (hymnwriter)|John Newton]], 1779.}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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'Tis a point I long to know, | 'Tis a point I long to know, | ||
Oft it causes anxious thought, | Oft it causes anxious thought, | ||
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Prayer a task and burden prove, | Prayer a task and burden prove, | ||
Every trifle give me pain, | Every trifle give me pain, | ||
If I knew a Savior's love? | If I knew a Savior's love?}} | ||
{{middle|3}} | {{middle|3}} | ||
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When I turn my eyes within, | When I turn my eyes within, | ||
All is dark and, vain and wild, | All is dark and, vain and wild, | ||
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Find my sin a grief and thrall; | Find my sin a grief and thrall; | ||
Should I grieve at what I feel, | Should I grieve at what I feel, | ||
If I did not love at all? | If I did not love at all?}} | ||
{{middle|3}} | {{middle|3}} | ||
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Could I joy his saints to meet, | Could I joy his saints to meet, | ||
Choose the ways I once abhorred, | Choose the ways I once abhorred, | ||
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If I love at all, I'll pray, | If I love at all, I'll pray, | ||
If I have not loved before, | If I have not loved before, | ||
Help me to begin today. | Help me to begin today.}} | ||
{{bottom}} | {{bottom}} | ||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-02). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 30 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition. Transcribed from The Union Harmony, 1793.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-02). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Sincerity
First Line: Tis a point I long to know
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: John Newton (hymnwriter)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in The Union Harmony, Volume 1, p. 90
2nd published: 1806 in The Young Convert's Companion for two parts, no. 6
Description: Words by John Newton, 1779.
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Original text and translations
English text 'Tis a point I long to know, |
When I turn my eyes within, |
Could I joy his saints to meet, |