Hosanna (Walter Janes)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-18). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 74 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1803. Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-18). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 75 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Hosanna
First Line: This is the glorious day
Composer: Walter Janes
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1803 in The Massachusetts Harmony, pp. 43-44
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 118, Part 5, in six stanzas. Janes used the fourth and fifth stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 118.