Triumph (Amos Pilsbury)

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  • (Posted 2018-01-13)  CPDL #48397:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-01-13).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 72 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. Several editorial changes, to accommodate the words. Six stanzas included, selected from Wesley's hymn.
  • (Posted 2018-01-13)  CPDL #48396:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-01-13).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 70 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Several editorial changes, to accommodate the words. Six stanzas included, selected from Wesley's hymn.

General Information

Title: Triumph
First Line: Come, let us ascend
Composer: Amos Pilsbury
Lyricist: Charles Wesley

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 668. 669 primarily, although the number of syllables in each line varies in Wesley's hymn.

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1799 in The United States Sacred Harmony
Description: The tune was first published in Amos Pilsbury's The United States Sacred Harmony, 1799, but not attributed to anyone; composer is unknown. It may be a folk hymn. Words by Charles Wesley, 1749, in Hymns and Sacred Poems, Volume 2, Hymn 231, with eight stanzas.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Come, let us ascend.