Dissolution (Walter Janes)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-17). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The three remaining stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-17). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The three remaining stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
General Information
Title: Dissolution
First Line: Death, like an overflowing stream
Composer: Walter Janes
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1803 in The Massachusetts Harmony, p. 48
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 90, Part 1, in eight stanzas. Janes used the fifth stanza of Watt's paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.