Pawtuxet (Jacob French)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-06). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 83 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-06). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 3 pages, 125 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Pawtuxet
First Line: Our days, alas! our mortal days
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The New American Melody, 1789. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 39 of Book 2, in four stanzas. French used all four stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Our days, alas! our mortal days.