Happy Choice (Jeremiah Ingalls)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-05-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 77 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All seven stanzas of Wesley's hymn included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-05-22). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All stanzas of Wesley's hymn included.
General Information
Title: Happy Choice
First Line: O love divine, how sweet thou art
Composer: Jeremiah Ingalls
Lyricist: Charles Wesley
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 886. 886
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1805 in Ingalls' The Christian Harmony, pp. 103-104
Description: Tune apparently based on instrumental music of the late eighteenth century (Jackson 1952, no. 122). Words by Charles Wesley, 1746, Hymns on the Great Festivals, Hymn 19, with seven stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at O love divine, how sweet thou art.