Arkham (Samuel Holyoke)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-19). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 57 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1807. Four more stanzas added, selected from Sacred Poetry .
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-10-19). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas added, selected from Jeremy Belknap's publication.
General Information
Title: Arkham
First Line: Great God, while nature speaks thy praise
Composer: Samuel Holyoke
Lyricist: Anne Steele
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1807 in The Vocal Companion, p. 102
Description: Words by Anne Steele, 1760, paraphrase of Psalm 145, in twenty stanzas. Holyoke used the tenth stanza of Steele's paraphrase, indicating that he was using Jeremy Belknap's Sacred Poetry for his source.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 145 and Great God, while nature speaks thy praise.