Ceylon (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-20). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other five stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below, renumbered.
General Information
Title: Ceylon
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1796
Description: First published in The Union Harmony, 1796, p. 103. Words by Isaac Watts, paraphrase of Psalm 142, in six stanzas. Holden used the sixth stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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