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• (Posted 2015-05-22)  CPDL #35497:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-22).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 58 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Nine more stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.

• (Posted 2015-05-22)  CPDL #35496:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-22).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 71 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Eight other stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.

General Information

Title: Monticello
First Line: The world's foundations by His hand
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune   Meter: 88. 88. 88

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1805 in The Columbian Harmonist, Edition B2a
    2nd published: 1806 revised in The Columbian Harmonist, Edition B3a
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 104, in 28 stanzas. Read used the fourth stanza in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 104.