Spring (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Aaron Giles (submitted 2016-09-26). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-17). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The last stanza of Watts' paraphrase also included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-17). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 64 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The last stanza of Watts' paraphrase also included.
General Information
Title: Spring
First Line: He send his word, and melts the snow
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1797 in The Harmonist's Companion, no. 2, p. 4
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 147, in eight stanzas. Belknap used the seventh stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 147.