Exhortation (Eliakim Doolittle)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2024-07-10). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Round note heads, as in 1800. Two more stanzas included from Watts' hymn. Re-formatted 2024-07-12.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-12-18). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included from Watts' hymn. Re-formatted 2024-07-12.
General Information
Title: Exhortation
First Line: Now in the heat of youthful blood
Composer: Eliakim Doolittle
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1800 in The Musical Harmonist
2nd published: 1803 in The American Compiler
3rd published: 1807 in The Hartford Collection
4th published: 1821 in The American Harmonist (Stephen St. John)
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1707, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Hymn 91 of Book 1, with four stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Now in the heat of youthful blood.

