Spiritual Babylon (Solomon Howe)
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- (Posted 2017-11-07) CPDL #47236:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-07). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 73 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All four stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
- (Posted 2017-11-07) CPDL #47235:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-07). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 73 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All four stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Spiritual Babylon
First Line: Why should this earth delight us so
Composer: Solomon Howe
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1804 in Howe's The Farmer's Evening Entertainment, p. 28
Description: Original words by an unknown author, probably Howe himself, one stanza (below). Words substituted for these editions: Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 164 of Book 2, with four stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Why should this earth delight us so.
English text
Proud Babylon, which thirsts to glut
Its rage with Christian gore,
Shall as a millstone sink to hell,
Nor plague dissenters more.
- Solomon Howe, 1804