Ascension (Abraham Wood)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-07-28). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 73 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1789.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2019-07-28). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 79 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Ascension
First Line: Jesus, our triumphant head
Composer: Abraham Wood
Lyricist: Joseph Hart
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1789 in Divine Songs, p. 27-31
Description: Words by Joseph Hart, 1759, in Hymns Composed on Various Subjects, Supplement I, Hymn 35, with six stanzas. Wood used all six stanzas of Hart's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Jesus, our triumphant head, |
3. Saints the glorious triumph meet; |
5. Sinners, join the heavenly powers: |