Despair (Barnabas McKyes)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-06-17). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 81 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All eight stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-06-16). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 51 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All eight stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
General Information
Title: Despair
First Line: Out of the deeps of long distress
Composer: Barnabas McKyes
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1798 in Social Harmony, p. 27
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 130, Part 1, with eight stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 130.