Surprise (Barnabas McKyes)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Music files
ICON | SOURCE |
---|---|
Midi | |
MusicXML | |
File details | |
Help |
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-06-13). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' hymn. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-06-13). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 43 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' hymn.
General Information
Title: Surprise
First Line: Our life contains a thousand springs
Composer: Barnabas McKyes
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1798 in Social Harmony, p. 36
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 19 of Book 2, with six stanzas. Kyes used the third stanza of Watts' hymn in his composition.
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Let others boast how strong they be.