Athens (Jacob French)

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• (Posted 2016-03-01)  CPDL #38740:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-01).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 68 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Four more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.

• (Posted 2016-03-01)  CPDL #38739:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-01).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 70 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Four more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.

General Information

Title: Athens
First Line: Touch, heavenly Word, O touch these curious souls
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 10 10. 10 10. 8 12

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1789 in The New American Melody
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, poem entitled True Learning, in ten stanzas. French used the fourth stanza of Watts' poem in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Happy the feet that shining truth has led.