Bensalem (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-01-09). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. A minor edit, otherwise as written in 1806. All seven stanzas included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-01-09). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 61 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All seven stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Bensalem
First Line: Jesus! and shall it ever be
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricists: Joseph Grigg and Benjamin Francis
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Published in The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806, p. 98.}}
Description: Words by Joseph Grigg, 1765, amended by Benjamin Francis, 1787. The version that Holden apparently used, which appears below, is that printed in Rippon's Selection, 1787, with seven stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Jesus! and shall it ever be |
3. Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon |
5. Ashamed of Jesus! Yes, I may, |
7. His institutions would I prize, |