Somers (Stephen Jenks)

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• (Posted 2016-04-11)  CPDL #39289: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-11).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. The two last stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.

• (Posted 2016-04-11)  CPDL #39288: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-11).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 60 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The last two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.

General Information

Title: Somers
First Line: Our moments fly apace
Composer: Stephen Jenks
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 Musical Harmonist, 1800, without words. Revised, and words added, in 1821. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 90, in five stanzas. Jenks used the third stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.