Hartford (Amos Bull)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-05). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Six more stanzas from Wesley's 1746 hymn added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-05). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Six other stanzas from Wesley's 1746 hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Hartford
First Line: Hail the day that saw Him rise
Composer: Amos Bull
Lyricist: Charles Wesley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SSTB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1795 in The Responsary, pp. 41-42
Description: Words by Charles Wesley, 1739, revised by Wesley in 1746. Bull used four stanzas from Wesley's 1746 hymn in his composition: stanzas one and two in his repeated first section; stanza four in a duet for trebles, and stanza six in his final four-part section.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Hail the day that sees Him rise.