The Worcester Collection
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Title: The Worcester Collection
Full Title: Laus Deo! The Worcester Collection of Sacred Harmony.
Editor – Compiler: Isaiah Thomas, Editions 1–5 (1786–1794); Oliver Holden, Editions 6–8 (1797–1803)
Editions
- 1 – Published 1786 – First Edition by Isaiah Thomas in Worcester, Massachusetts, 200 pp.
- 2 – Published 1788 – Second Edition, 213 pp.
- 3 – Published 1791 – Third Edition by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews in Boston, 143 pp.
- 4 – Published 1792 – Fourth Edition by Thomas and Andrews in Boston, 151 pp.
- 5 – Published 1794 – Fifth Edition by Thomas and Andrews in Boston, 155 pp.
- 6 – Published 1797 – Sixth Edition, 142 pp.
- 7 – Published 1800 – Seventh Edition, 143 pp.
- 8 – Published 1803 – Eighth Edition, 197 pp.
Description: A compilation of sacred music for a cappella singing in three or four parts, by various composers.
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Works at CPDL
Edition 1 (1786)
Title | Year | Composer | Lyricist | First Line | Subgenre | Vo. | Meter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berwick | 1786 | Jacob French | Tate and Brady | Speak, O ye judges of the earth | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
Danbury | 1786 | Joseph Stone | Isaac Watts | Alas, the brittle clay | 4 | 66. 86 (S.M.) | |
Hadley | 1786 | Joseph Stone | Isaac Watts | That awful day will surely come | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
Pepperell | 1786 | Abraham Wood | Tate and Brady | As pants the hart for cooling streams | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
Stratfield | 1786 | Ezra Goff | Isaac Watts | Through every age, eternal God | 4 | 88. 88 (L.M.) | |
The Heavenly Vision | 1786 | Jacob French | I beheld and lo! a great multitude | Anthems | 4 | ||
Walpole | 1786 | Abraham Wood | Isaac Watts | O, if my soul was formed for woe | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
Edition 3 (1791)
Title | Year | Composer | Lyricist | First Line | Subgenre | Vo. | Meter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Westford | 1791 | Samuel Holyoke | Isaac Watts | 3 | 66. 66. 88 |
Edition 4 (1792)
Title | Year | Composer | Lyricist | First Line | Subgenre | Vo. | Meter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpha | 1792 | Oliver Holden | James Hervey | When faith presents the Savior's death | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
Mount Tabor | 1792 | Oliver Holden | George Richards | As Jesus stood on Tabor's mound | 4 | 668. 668 | |
New Canaan | 1792 | Oliver Holden | Isaac Watts | The Lord Jehovah reigns | Psalm-tunes | 4 | 668. 668 |
Westfield | 1792 | Elias Mann | Isaac Watts | Now shall my inward joys arise | Set pieces | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) |
Edition 5 (1794)
Title | Year | Composer | Lyricist | First Line | Subgenre | Vo. | Meter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lena | 1794 | Daniel Belknap | Joseph Hart | See the Lord of glory dying | 4 | 887. 887 |
Edition 6 (1797)
Title | Year | Composer | Lyricist | First Line | Subgenre | Vo. | Meter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpha | 1792 | Oliver Holden | James Hervey | When faith presents the Savior's death | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
Contrast | 1797 | Oliver Holden | Isaac Watts | This life's a dream, an empty show | Psalm-tunes | 4 | 88. 88 (L.M.) |
Essex | 1797 | Oliver Holden | Isaac Watts | Go, worship at Immanuel's feet | 4 | 88. 88 (L.M.) | |
Hail Thou King of saints | 1797 | Supply Belcher | Anthems | 4 | |||
Hark! She bids all her friends adieu | 1797 | Oliver Holden | Isaac Watts | Anthems | 3 | 88. 88. 88. 88. 88. 88 | |
I will praise Thee, O Lord my God | 1797 | Oliver Holden | Anthems | 4 | |||
Pittston | 1797 | Supply Belcher | Isaac Watts | Now may my head be lifted high | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) | |
Topsham | 1797 | Supply Belcher | Isaac Watts | Dearest of all the names above | 4 | 86. 86 (C.M.) |