Digby (Timothy Swan)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-12-26). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other nine stanzas included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-12-26). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 83 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other nine stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Digby
First Line: God counts the sorrows of his saints
Composer: Timothy Swan
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1801 in Swan's New England Harmony, p. 36
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 56, with ten stanzas. Swan used the sixth stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 56.