Palmer (Samuel Babcock)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-06-27). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-06-27). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added.
General Information
Title: Palmer
First Line: I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice
Composer: Samuel Babcock
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 Babcock's The Middlesex Harmony, Second Edition, p. 100
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 63, Part 3, in eight stanzas. Babcock used the last stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition, altering the last line of that stanza: "And well employ my future days" for Watts' "And spend the remnant of my days."
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 63.