Walpole (Abraham Wood)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-06). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas from Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Walpole
First Line: O, if my soul was formed for woe
Composer: Abraham Wood
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Worcester Collection, 1786. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 106 of Book 2, in five stanzas. Wood used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at O, if my soul were formed for woe.