Redemption (Asahel Benham)
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- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Copyright: CC BY 1.0
- Edition notes: Transcribed from Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second (1820), originally shape note. This is the short version of Asahel Benham's arrangement.
General Information
Title: Redemption
First Line: Hark, hark, glad tidings charm our ears
Composer: Joseph Stephenson
Arranger: Asahel Benham
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Attributed to Joseph Stephenson (1723-1810) by Karen Willard in An American Christmas Harp, 2009. Arranged by Asahel Benham, 1798, in Social Harmony, pp. 54-56. Benham's arrangement was shortened (first 38 measures) by Wyeth in Repository of Sacred Music in 1820, repeated by William Walker in Southern Harmony, 1835. Walker's short version is often reproduced in American tunebooks. Words by an unknown author.
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Original text and translations
English text Hark, hark, glad tidings charm our ears, |
Our frailties long he deigned to share, |