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. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- (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.