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==Music files==
==Music files==
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*{{PostedDate|2019-12-22}} {{CPDLno|56388}} [[Media:SolitudeWest1793a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:SolitudeWest1793a.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:SolitudeWest1793a.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:SolitudeWest1793a.mscz|{{Muse3}}]]
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2019-12-22}}{{ScoreInfo|Unknown|2|62}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2019-12-22}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|2|62}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). The last stanzas included from the two sources, with Watts' paraphrase shortened as before. {{MXL}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). The last stanzas included from the two sources, with Watts' paraphrase shortened as before. {{MXL}}


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Solitude''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Solitude''<br>
{{FirstLine|My refuge is the God of love}}
{{Composer|Elisha West}}
{{Composer|Elisha West}}
{{Lyricist|}}
{{Lyricist|Tate and Brady}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Unknown}}
{{Genre|Sacred|Set pieces}} &nbsp; {{meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Pub|1|1798|in ''[[Village Harmony]]''}}
{{Pub|1|1798|in ''[[The Village Harmony (Henry Ranlet)]]''}}


'''Description:''' Words are a combination of two paraphrases of Psalm 11. The first part is the first stanza of [[Isaac Watts]]' paraphrase, with the second and fourth lines reduced in length to six syllables; the second part is the first stanza of [[Nahum Tate]] and [[Nicholas Brady]]'s paraphrase.
'''Description:''' Words are a combination of two paraphrases of Psalm 11. The first part is the first stanza of [[Isaac Watts]]' paraphrase, with the second and fourth lines reduced in length to six syllables; the second part is the first stanza of [[Nahum Tate]] and [[Nicholas Brady]]'s paraphrase.
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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
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{{LinkText|Psalm 11}}
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{{Text|English|
'''Isaac Watts, 1719'''


1. My refuge is the God of love;
Why do my foes insult and cry,
Fly like a tim'rous, trembling dove,
To distant woods or mountains fly.
.
.
.
6. The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose thoughts and actions are sincere;
And with a gracious eye beholds
The men that his own image bear.}}
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'''West 1798 and this edition'''
1. My refuge is the God of love;
My foes insult and cry,
Fly like a tim'rous, trembling dove,
To distant mountains fly.
.
.
.
6. The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose actions are sincere;
And with a gracious eye beholds
The men his image bear.}}
{{mdl|3}}
{{Text|Simple|
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{{btm}}
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[[Category:Classical music]]

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  • (Posted 2019-12-22)  CPDL #56388:         
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-12-22).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 62 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The last stanzas included from the two sources, with Watts' paraphrase shortened as before. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Solitude
First Line: My refuge is the God of love
Composer: Elisha West
Lyricist: Tate and Bradycreate page Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Set piece   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1798 in The Village Harmony (Henry Ranlet)

Description: Words are a combination of two paraphrases of Psalm 11. The first part is the first stanza of Isaac Watts' paraphrase, with the second and fourth lines reduced in length to six syllables; the second part is the first stanza of Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady's paraphrase.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 11.

English.png English text

Isaac Watts, 1719

1. My refuge is the God of love;
Why do my foes insult and cry,
Fly like a tim'rous, trembling dove,
To distant woods or mountains fly.
.
.
.
6. The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose thoughts and actions are sincere;
And with a gracious eye beholds
The men that his own image bear.

 

West 1798 and this edition

1. My refuge is the God of love;
My foes insult and cry,
Fly like a tim'rous, trembling dove,
To distant mountains fly.
.
.
.
6. The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose actions are sincere;
And with a gracious eye beholds
The men his image bear.

 

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