Idumea (Ananias Davisson)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-16). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format. A comparison of six editions of this work, in four-shape format:
- Davisson 1820. Kentucky Harmony. Four parts, no repeat. Words Isaac Watts Hymn 93: "My God, my life, my love."
- Moore 1825. Columbian Harmony, p. 30. Four parts, whole repeated. Words Isaac Watts Hymn 93: &"My God, my life, my love." Treble changed significantly from (1).
- Walker 1835. Southern Harmony. p. 31. Three parts, whole repeated. Words Charles Wesley 1763, Hymn 59: "And am I born to die?" A few small changes from (2).
- White and King 1844. Sacred Harp, p. 47. Three parts, whole repeated. Words Charles Wesley 1763, Hymn 59: "And am I born to die?" Two small changes from (3).
- Walker 1867. Christian Harmony, p. 55, Four parts, whole repeated, seven-shape. Words Charles Wesley 1763, Hymn 59: "And am I born to die?"; Alto completely rewritten.
- Hauser 1874. Hesperian Harp, p. 224. Four parts, whole repeated. Words Charles Wesley 1762-1779, "O come and dwell in me." Alto like (6), Treble like (4).
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-16). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 57 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note heads converted to oval shapes. All eight stanzas of Watts' hymn included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-16). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as originally published. All eight stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Idumea
First Line: My God, my life, my love
Composer: Ananias Davisson
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Published in Kentucky Harmony, 1816. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 93 of Book 2, with eight stanzas.
This tune appears on page 47 of The Sacred Harp from 1844 to the present; modern editions include amendments by William Moore in 1825 (Treble) and by William Walker in 1867 (Alto). From Walker's Southern Harmony (1835) on, other words have been substituted: Charles Wesley 1763, "And am I born to die?"
The tune is based on a folk song (Jackson 1933, p. 177; Jackson 1953b, p. 155).
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at My God, my life, my love.