Admiration (Lemuel Babcock)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-16). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1793. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-16). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 70 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.
General Information
Title: Admiration
First Line: Infinite grace! almighty charms
Composer: Samuel Babcock
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Columbian Harmony, 1793, p. 2. Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, poem entitled Desiring to Love Christ, in seven stanzas. Babcock used the fourth stanza of Watts' poem in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Come, let me love: or is my mind.