Milton (Elisha West)

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• (Posted 2020-01-09)  CPDL #56594:         

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2020-01-09).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 48 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another stanza included, selected from Watts' paraphrase.

General Information

Title: Milton
First Line: The shining worlds above
Composer: Elisha West
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune   Meter: 66. 66. 88 (actually 66. 66. 44. 44.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1802 in The Musical Concert, Edition 1
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 148, Part 1, with ten stanzas. West used the third stanza in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 148.