The New American Melody (Jacob French)
Description
Short Title: The New American Melody
Complete Title: The New American Melody, In Three Parts. Containing I. An Introduction to the Grounds of Music, or Music for Beginners. II. A New and Complete Body of Church Music Suited to all Meters Usually Sung in Churches. III. A Number of New Anthems Adapted to Several Occasions.
Author: Jacob French
Publication date and place: 1789 Boston, Massachusetts: John Norman, and Medway, Massachusetts: Jacob French. 100 pp.
Description:
List of works
| No. | Pg. | HTI* | Title | Type | Author | First Line | Meter | Key | Time | Vo. | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13a | 5167 | Venice | PT | Isaac Watts | Often I seek my Lord by night | L.M. | d | 2:4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 13b | 5161 | Resolution | PT | Isaac Watts | I'll lift my banner, saith the Lord | C.M. | C | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 14 | 5158 | Preparation | PT | Charles Wesley | My loving friends, as you pass by | L.M. | a | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | 5156 | Philadelphia New | SP | Isaac Watts | Let every creature join | S.M. | F | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 17 | 5160 | Relley | PT | Isaac Watts | Against thy zealous people, Lord | C.M. | A | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 19 | 5148 | Merrifield | SP | Isaac Watts | No sleep nor slumber to his eyes | C.M. | F | 2:4 | 4 | |
| 7 | 20 | 5151 | Oakhampton | PT | Tate & Brady | God in the great assembly stands | C.M. | D | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 21 | 5159 | Queensborough | PT | Isaac Watts | Not to our names, thou only just and true | 10 10.10 10.10 10. | C | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 9 | 22 | 5157 | Portland | SP | Isaac Watts | The God of glory sends his summons forth | 10 10.10 10.11 11. | E | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 10 | 23 | 5123 | Babel | SP | Isaac Watts | O all ye nations, praise the Lord | C.M. | E | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 11 | 25 | 5124 | Baggaduce | PT | Isaac Watts | Broad is the road that leads to death | L.M. | A | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 12 | 26 | 5137 | Devotion | SP | Thomas Ken | Awake, my soul, and with the sun | L.M. | C | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 29 | 5122 | Attention | SP | Unattributed 1775 | Cease a while ye winds to blow | 77.78. | G | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 14 | 30 | 5127 | Bethany | PT | Unattributed 1735 | Mourn, mourn ye saints, as if you see | L.M. | a | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 15 | 31 | 5166 | Syena | PT | Charles Wesley | O Jesus my hope, for me offered up | 55 12.55 12. | c | 6:4 | 4 | |
| 16 | 32a | 5164 | Spring | S | Isaac Watts | Mark how it snows, how fast the valleys fill | 10 10.10 12. | G | 2:4 | 4 | Secular |
| 17 | 32b | 5121 | Athens | PT | Isaac Watts | Touch, heavenly Word, O touch these curious souls | 10 10.10 10.8 12. | F | 2:4 | 4 | |
| 18 | 33 | 5125a | Beauty | PT | Isaac Watts | We are a garden, walled around | L.M. | G | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 19 | 34 | 5118 | Abyssinia | PT | James Relly | Greatly beloved, of God approved | 44.468.44.46. | D | 2:4 | 4 | |
| 20 | 35 | 5163 | The Sabbath | PT | Isaac Watts | Welcome sweet day of rest | S.M. | d | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 21 | 37a | 5129a | Buxton | PT | Isaac Watts | Hark from the tombs a doleful sound | C.M. | d | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 22 | 37b | 5132 | Castle Island | PT | Isaac Watts | Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey | L.M. | d | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 23 | 38 | 5128 | Britain | PT | Isaac Watts | Great God, to thee my voice I raise | L.M. | D | 3:2 | 4 | |
| 24 | 39 | 5120 | Aspiration | PT | Charles Wesley | Weary world, when will it end | 77.77.77. | d | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 25 | 40 | 5133 | China | PT | Tate & Brady | O praise the Lord with one consent | C.M. | C | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 26 | 41 | 5134 | Communion | SP | Isaac Watts | Father, we wait to feel thy grace | C.M. | d | 2:4 | 4 | |
| 27 | 43 | 5119 | Annapolis | SP | Isaac Watts | He reigns! The Lord, the Savior reigns | L.M. | F | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 28 | 45 | Supplication | SP | Isaac Watts | Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive | L.M. | 2:2 | ||||
| 29 | 45 | 5154 | Persepolis | PT | Tate & Brady | O come loud anthems let us sing | L.M. | C | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 30 | 49 | 5138 | Eastford | SP | Tate & Brady | When marching to thy blest abode | L.M. | F | 3:2 | 4 | Continued p. 66 |
| 31 | 50 | 5162 | Russel | PT | Tate & Brady | My lot is fallen in that blest land | C.M. | G | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 32 | 52 | 5136 | Dever-Rill | PT | Tate & Brady | Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known | L.M. | F | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 33 | 53a | 5140 | Fairhaven | PT | Isaac Watts | There was an hour when Christ rejoiced | L.M. | a | 6:4 | 4 | |
| 34 | 53b | 5141 | Farnum | PT | Tate & Brady | Sing to the Lord a new-made song | C.M. | F | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 35 | 55 | 5142 | Funeral Hymn | PT | Unattributed 1690 | I in the burying place may see | C.M. | a | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 36 | 56a | 5143 | Hollowall | PT | Isaac Watts | And can this mighty King | 66.66.44.44. | E | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 37 | 56b | 5144 | Italy | PT | Isaac Watts | Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man | L.M. | a | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 38 | 57 | 5145 | Jerusalem | PT | Tate & Brady | God's temple crowns the holy mount | 88.88.88. | F | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 39 | 58 | 5146 | Lamentation | PT | Isaac Watts | O if my soul were formed for woe | C.M. | a | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 40 | 59 | 5147 | Massachusetts | PT | Isaac Watts | Had not the Lord, may Israel say | L.M. | G | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 41 | 60 | 5149 | Minden | PT | Isaac Watts | The wondering world enquires to know | L.M. | a | 2:4 | 4 | |
| 42 | 61 | 5126 | Belgorod | SP | Isaac Watts | And now the scales have left mine eyes | C.M. | C | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 43 | 62 | 5165 | Sunderland | PT | Isaac Watts | Jesus is gone above the skies | L.M. | C | 3:4 | 4 | |
| 44 | 63 | 5155 | Persia | PT | Isaac Watts | How pleasant tis to see | 668.668. | D | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 45 | 64 | 5131 | Castile | PT | William Billings | Come, let us sing unto the Lord | 88.88.88. | A | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 46 | 65 | 5130 | Carolina | PT | Tate & Brady | O Israel's shepherd, Joseph's guide | L.M. | d | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 47 | 67 | 5139 | Exhortation | SP | Isaac Watts | Ye nations round the earth rejoice | L.M. | G | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 48 | 68 | 5150 | Minorca | PT | Isaac Watts | Jesus shall reign where-e'er the sun | L.M. | F | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 49 | 69 | 5153a | Pawtuxet | SP | Isaac Watts | Our days, alas, our mortal days | C.M. | a | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 50 | 70 | 5152 | Ohio | PT | Isaac Watts | Some trust in horses trained to war | L.M. | F | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 51 | 71 | Lamentation for Jerusalem | AN | Why dost thou sit solitary | Anthem | g | 2:2 | 4 | |||
| 52 | 76 | 5135 | Delley | PT | Isaac Watts | Down headlong from their native skies | C.M. | E | 2:2 | 4 | |
| 53 | 77 | The Fall of Babylon | AN | Now after these things I saw another angel | Anthem | d | 2:2 | 4 | |||
| 54 | 85 | An Anthem | AN | Righteous art thou, O Lord | Anthem | a | 3:2 | 4 | Psalm 119 | ||
| 55 | 93 | The Exhortation | AN | O sing unto the Lord | Anthem | F | 2:2 | 4 | |||
| 56 | 97 | Farewell | AN | My friends, I am going | Anthem | a | 2:2 | 4 |
Works at CPDL
| Title | Composer | Lyricist | First Line | Subgenre | Meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssinia | Jacob French | James Relly | Greatly beloved | 44. 468. 44. 46 | |
| Annapolis | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | He reigns! the Lord, the Savior reigns | Set pieces | 88. 88 (L.M.) 88. 88. D (L.M.D.) |
| Aspiration | Jacob French | Charles Wesley | Weary world, when will it end | 77. 77. 77 | |
| Athens | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Touch, heavenly Word, O touch these curious souls | 10 10. 10 10. 8 12 | |
| Attention | Jacob French | Anonymous Anonymous |
|
77. 78 | |
| Babel | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | O all ye nations, praise the Lord | Set pieces | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Baggaduce | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Broad is the road that leads to death | 88. 88 (L.M.) | |
| Beauty | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | We are a garden walled around | 88. 88 (L.M.) | |
| Belgorod | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | And now the scales have left mine eyes | Set pieces | 86. 86 (C.M.) 86. 86. D (C.M.D.) |
| Bethany | Jacob French | Anonymous | Mourn, mourn ye saints, as if you see | 88. 88 (L.M.) | |
| Buxton | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
| Carolina | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | O Israel's shepherd, Joseph's guide | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Castile | Jacob French | William Billings | Come, let us sing unto the Lord | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88. 88 |
| Castle Island | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| China | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | O praise the Lord with one consent | Psalm-tunes | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Communion | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Father, we wait to feel thy grace | Set pieces | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Dedication Anthem | Jacob French | Lift up your heads, O ye gates | Anthems | ||
| Delley | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Down headlong from their native skies | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
| Devotion | Jacob French | Thomas Ken | Awake, my soul, and with the sun | Set pieces | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Eastford | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | When marching to thy blest abode | Set pieces | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Exhortation | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Ye nations round the earth, rejoice | Set pieces | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Fairhaven | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | There was an hour when Christ rejoiced | 88. 88 (L.M.) | |
| Farnum | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | Sing to the Lord a new-made song | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
| Funeral Hymn | Jacob French | Anonymous | I in the burying place may see | ||
| Hollowall | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | And can this mighty King | 66. 66. 88 | |
| Inspiration | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Twas by an order from the Lord | Set pieces | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Italy | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Jerusalem | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | God's temple crowns the holy mount | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88. 88 |
| Lamentation | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | O, if my soul were formed for woe | Set pieces | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Lamentation for Jerusalem | Jacob French | Why dost thou sit solitary | Anthems | ||
| Massachusetts | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Had not the Lord, may Israel say | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Merrifield | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | No sleep nor slumber to his eyes | Set pieces | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Oakhampton | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | God in the great assembly stands | Psalm-tunes | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Ohio | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Some trust in horses trained for war | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Pawtuxet | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Our days, alas! our mortal days | Set pieces | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Persepolis | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | O come, loud anthems let us sing | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Persia | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | How pleasant 'tis to see | Psalm-tunes | 668. 668 |
| Philadelphia New | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Let every creature join | Set pieces | 66. 86 (S.M.) |
| Preparation | Jacob French | Charles Wesley | Be merciful, O God, to me | Psalm-tunes | 88. 88. 88 |
| Queensborough | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Not to our names, thou only just and true | Psalm-tunes | 10 10. 10 10. 10 10 |
| Relley | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Lo! what a glorious sight appears | Set pieces | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Resolution | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Let those who bear the Christian name | Unknown | |
| Righteous art thou, O Lord | Jacob French | Anthems | |||
| Russell | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | My lot is fallen in that blest land | Psalm-tunes | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
| Spring | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Mark how it snows! How fast the valley fills | 10 10. 10 12 | |
| Sunderland | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Jesus is gone above the skies | 88. 88 (L.M.) | |
| Supplication | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive | Set pieces | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
| Syena | Jacob French | Charles Wesley | O Jesus my hope | 55 12. 55 12 | |
| Thanksgiving Anthem | Jacob French | Anthems | |||
| The Fall of Babylon | Jacob French | Anthems | |||
| The Sabbath | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Welcome, sweet day of rest | Set pieces | 66. 86 (S.M.) |
| Venice | Jacob French | Isaac Watts | Often I seek my Lord by night | 88. 88 (L.M.) |