Pittston (Supply Belcher)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-18). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-18). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 68 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Pittston
First Line: Now may my head be lifted high
Composer: Supply Belcher
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1797 in The Worcester Collection, Edition 6, p. 128
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 27. Belcher uses the last stanza (of five) of Watts' paraphrase; other stanzas are inappropriate because of phrasing of the music. Belcher uses "temples" for Watts' "temple."
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 27.