Blest be the name of Jacob's God (Joseph Haydn)
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- Editor: Tulipo Petressian (submitted 2016-01-09). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 61 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Edmund Gooch (submitted 2012-09-28). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 44 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: The first verse only of the text is underlaid in the source, with the other verses given here printed after the music. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Blest be the name of Jacob's God
Composer: Joseph Haydn
Lyricist: James Merrick
Number of voices: 3vv Voicings: SSB and SAB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: This setting of verses 21-24 of James Merrick's metrical version of Psalm 31 was published on p119 of Improved Psalmody (London, 1794), compiled by William Dechair Tattersall. In that collection, it is given the descriptive heading 'The Prayer of the Psalmist being accepted, he exhorts the good to rely on God's help alone', and is attributed to 'Dr. Haydn'. Hymn Tune Index tune number 6834.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 31.