St. John's (Eliakim Doolittle)

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• (Posted 2017-12-14)  CPDL #48021:      StJohnsDoolittle1800bpr.mxl

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-14).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 78 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Another pair of stanzas from Watts' paraphrase included.

• (Posted 2017-12-14)  CPDL #48020:   

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-14).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 79 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas from Watts' paraphrase included.

General Information

Title: St. John's
First Line: Thrice happy man who fears the Lord
Composer: Eliakim Doolittle
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: Published in The Musical Harmonist, 1800. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 112, Part 2, with five stanzas. Doolittle used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 112.