Weeping Nature (Stephen Jenks)

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• (Posted 2016-04-06)  CPDL #39204:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-06).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 52 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Extensive edits to music. Words substituted: Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 6, Part 2; all six stanzas included.

First line: Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes

• (Posted 2016-04-06)  CPDL #39203:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-06).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 53 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). More extensive edits made to music; words substituted: Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 6, Part 2, all six stanzas included.

First line: Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes

• (Posted 2016-04-06)  CPDL #39202:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-06).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 53 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). A few minor edits, otherwise as in 1805. Words attributed to "Stennett" (see below).

General Information

Title: Weeping Nature
First Line: Nature, she shows her weeping eyes
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1805 in The Delights of Harmony, or Norfolk Compiler
Description:  Words published in 1805 (all seven stanzas) attributed to "Stennett", but not found among the works of either Samuel or Joseph Stennett. These stanzas are of doubtful character, both poetically and theologically.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 6. (Isaac Watts paraphrase, Part 2)

English text 1. Nature, she shows her weeping eyes, When e'er a near relation dies; Her streaming eyes flow down with tears, A sad, a mournful face appears. 2. Nature laments the grievous loss, Repines and mourns beneath the cross! Because it cannot be resigned To God our heavenly Father's mind. 3. Around the coffin nature stands, With quivering lips and trembling hands; With restless eyes surveys the dead, The great destruction death has made.

4 With murmuring eyes she doth survey Her fellow lump of mortal clay; Destroy'd by death's consuming spear, The King of nature's dread and fear. 5. Nature is not subject we find To the Almighty's sacred mind; She cannot say, Oh sovereign Son Thy ways are just, thy will be done. 6. We in the spirit are resign'd To God's all righteous will and mind; And thus the true believer says, "The Lord is just in all his ways."

7. He says "Thy heavenly will be done, Thou righteous Lord, eternal Son; Thou everlasting God and king, Thy will be done in everything."

Attributed to (Samuel?) "Stennett" in Jenks 1805, but not found among the published works of Samuel Stennett or Joseph Stennett