Omega (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-08-08). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 74 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1793. The other five stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included as alternatives to the first stanza.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-08-08). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 82 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Omega
First Line: My Savior, my almighty friend
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in The Union Harmony 1793, p. 1765, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 71, in seven stanzas. Holden used stanzas one and seven in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 71.