The Middlesex Harmony (Samuel Babcock)
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Short Title: The Middlesex Harmony
Full Title: The Middlesex Harmony, Being an Original Composition of Sacred Music in Three and Four Parts
Composer: Samuel Babcock
Publication date and place: 1795 by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews in Boston, 56 pp. Second Edition, 1803, 110 pp.
Description: Samuel Babcock's publication, comprising entirely his own works.
External websites:
References
- Sampsel, Laurie J., Editor. 1999. Samuel Babcock (ca. 1760-1813): The Collected Works. Garland Publishing, 184 pp. Reprinted 2014 by Routledge, New York.
- Sampsel, Laurie J. 2009. Samuel Babcock (1760-1813), Archetypal Psalmodist of the First New England School of Composers. Ph. D. Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 430 pp.
Works at CPDL
First Edition (1795)
| Title | First Line | Lyricist | Meter | Year | Vo. | Voices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | My Redeemer, let me be | John Relly | 76. 76. 78. 76 | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Ashford | Jesus is become at length | William Cowper | 77. 77 | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Babel | Sitting by the streams that glide | Thomas Carew | 77. 777 | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Caledonia | I will praise thee every day | William Cowper | 77. 77 | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Cambridge | With one consent let all the earth | Tate and Brady | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Charity | Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 4 | SATB |
| Christian's Hope | Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Christmas | Shout, shout for joy, rejoice, O earth | George Richards | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people | Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people | 1795 | 4 | SATB | ||
| Consecration | Change me, O God, my flesh shall be | Isaac Watts | 886. 88. 86 | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Crete | In deep distress I oft have cried | Tate and Brady | 88. 88. 88 | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Crucifixion | Now let our mournful songs record | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Delaware | In awful state the conquering God | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Dissolution | Stoop down, my thoughts, that use to rise | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Dorchester | My God, permit me not to be | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1795 | 4 | SATB |
| Elevation | Raise your triumphant songs | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Ephrathah | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | Nahum Tate | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Flanders | Since I have placed my trust in God | Tate and Brady | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Florence | Immense compassion reigns | Isaac Watts | 66. 66. 88 | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Gratitude | What shall I render to my God | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Hamburg | Rise, says the Prince of mercy, rise | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Horeb | Hearts of stone, relent, relent | Charles Wesley | 77. 77. 77 | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Humility | God of my life, look gently down | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Intercession | Pardon and grace and boundless love | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Lexington | Indulgent God! with pitying eye | Philip Doddridge | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Lima | To God the only wise | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place | Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place | 1795 | 3 | STB | ||
| Lubec | Let all our tongues be one | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Medford | Hosanna to the King | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Milton | My flesh shall slumber in the ground | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Minorca | Almighty King of heaven above | Anonymous | 886. 886 | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Nativity | Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Needham | O tell me no more of this world's vain store | John Gambold | 10 11. 10 11 | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Newton | My Savior God, no voice but thine | Philip Doddridge | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1795 | 4 | SATB |
| North Kingston | Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3-4 | STB, SATB |
| O come let us sing unto the Lord | O come let us sing unto the Lord | 1795 | 4 | SATB | ||
| Omicron | Let us love, and sing, and wonder | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 87. 87. 77 | 1795 | ||
| Palmer | I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Placentia | How tedious and tasteless the hours | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 88. 88. D (L.M.D.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Pomfret | Let everlasting glories crown | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Rama | Dost thou my earthly comforts slay | Samuel Medley | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 4 | SATB |
| Remember now, remember thy Creator | Remember now, remember thy Creator | 1803 | 4 | SATB | ||
| Resignation | Behold the Savior of mankind | Samuel Wesley, Sr. | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Resolution | Let sinners take their course | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Sabbath | Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows | Philip Doddridge | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 4 | SATB |
| Smyrna | Now let the Lord my Savior smile | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Stowe | The birds without barn | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 10 10. 11 11 | 1795 | 3 | STB |
| Stratton | O magnify the Lord with me | Tate and Brady | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Truro | O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice | Tate and Brady | 10 10. 11 11 | 1803 | 4 | SATB |
| Vienna | Ye boundless realms of joy | Tate and Brady | 66. 66. 88 | 1803 | 4 | SATB |
| Waltham | Now to the power of God supreme | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 1803 | 4 | SATB |
| Watertown | Jesus! my shepherd and my friend | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 3 | STB |
| Weston | Jesus, the Savior stands | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 1795 | 4 | SATB |
| Wilmington | Tis god that lifts our comforts high | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 1803 | 4 | SATB |
Second Edition (1803)
| Title | First Line | Lyricist | Meter | Vo. | Voices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | My Redeemer, let me be | John Relly | 76. 76. 78. 76 | 3 | STB |
| Ashford | Jesus is become at length | William Cowper | 77. 77 | 3 | STB |
| Babel | Sitting by the streams that glide | Thomas Carew | 77. 777 | 3 | STB |
| Caledonia | I will praise thee every day | William Cowper | 77. 77 | 3 | STB |
| Cambridge | With one consent let all the earth | Tate and Brady | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Charity | Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 | SATB |
| Christian's Hope | Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Christmas | Shout, shout for joy, rejoice, O earth | George Richards | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people | Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people | 4 | SATB | ||
| Consecration | Change me, O God, my flesh shall be | Isaac Watts | 886. 88. 86 | 3 | STB |
| Crete | In deep distress I oft have cried | Tate and Brady | 88. 88. 88 | 3 | STB |
| Crucifixion | Now let our mournful songs record | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Delaware | In awful state the conquering God | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Dissolution | Stoop down, my thoughts, that use to rise | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Dorchester | My God, permit me not to be | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 | SATB |
| Elevation | Raise your triumphant songs | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Ephrathah | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | Nahum Tate | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Flanders | Since I have placed my trust in God | Tate and Brady | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Florence | Immense compassion reigns | Isaac Watts | 66. 66. 88 | 3 | STB |
| Gratitude | What shall I render to my God | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Hamburg | Rise, says the Prince of mercy, rise | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Horeb | Hearts of stone, relent, relent | Charles Wesley | 77. 77. 77 | 3 | STB |
| Humility | God of my life, look gently down | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Intercession | Pardon and grace and boundless love | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Lexington | Indulgent God! with pitying eye | Philip Doddridge | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Lima | To God the only wise | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place | Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place | 3 | STB | ||
| Lubec | Let all our tongues be one | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Medford | Hosanna to the King | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Milton | My flesh shall slumber in the ground | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Minorca | Almighty King of heaven above | Anonymous | 886. 886 | 3 | STB |
| Nativity | Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Needham | O tell me no more of this world's vain store | John Gambold | 10 11. 10 11 | 3 | STB |
| Newton | My Savior God, no voice but thine | Philip Doddridge | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 4 | SATB |
| North Kingston | Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3-4 | STB, SATB |
| O come let us sing unto the Lord | O come let us sing unto the Lord | 4 | SATB | ||
| Omicron | Let us love, and sing, and wonder | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 87. 87. 77 | ||
| Palmer | I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Placentia | How tedious and tasteless the hours | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 88. 88. D (L.M.D.) | 3 | STB |
| Pomfret | Let everlasting glories crown | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Rama | Dost thou my earthly comforts slay | Samuel Medley | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 | SATB |
| Remember now, remember thy Creator | Remember now, remember thy Creator | 4 | SATB | ||
| Resignation | Behold the Savior of mankind | Samuel Wesley, Sr. | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Resolution | Let sinners take their course | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Sabbath | Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows | Philip Doddridge | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 | SATB |
| Smyrna | Now let the Lord my Savior smile | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Stowe | The birds without barn | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 10 10. 11 11 | 3 | STB |
| Stratton | O magnify the Lord with me | Tate and Brady | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Truro | O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice | Tate and Brady | 10 10. 11 11 | 4 | SATB |
| Vienna | Ye boundless realms of joy | Tate and Brady | 66. 66. 88 | 4 | SATB |
| Waltham | Now to the power of God supreme | Isaac Watts | 88. 88 (L.M.) | 4 | SATB |
| Watertown | Jesus! my shepherd and my friend | John Newton (hymnwriter) | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 3 | STB |
| Weston | Jesus, the Savior stands | Isaac Watts | 66. 86 (S.M.) | 4 | SATB |
| Wilmington | Tis god that lifts our comforts high | Isaac Watts | 86. 86 (C.M.) | 4 | SATB |