Benson (Ebenezer Child)

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• (Posted 2016-02-28)  CPDL #38716: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-02-28).   Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 62 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included, selected from Watts' hymn.

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Title: Benson
Composer: Ebenezer Child
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1804

Description: First published in The Sacred Musician, 1804, p. 23. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 32 of Book 2, in five stanzas. Child used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.

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