Winter (Daniel Read)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other seven stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-20). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other seven stanzas from Watt's paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Winter
First Line: His hoary frost, His fleecy snow
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The American Singing-Book, 1785; revised 1807. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 147. Read used the fifth stanza in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 147.