Rapture (Oliver Holden)
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- (Posted 2015-02-04) CPDL #34476:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-04). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 37 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Published in 1793 with stanza 1 of Watts' paraphrase; I added stanza 2 below.
- (Posted 2015-02-04) CPDL #34477:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-04). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 53 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Rapture
First Line: Sweet is the work, my God, my King
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in The Union Harmony, Volume 2, p. 12
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 92.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 92.