Lexington (Abraham Wood)

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  • (Posted 2017-11-03)  CPDL #47167:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-03).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 55 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1793. Two more pairs of stanzas included, selected from Tate and Brady's paraphrase.
  • (Posted 2017-11-03)  CPDL #47166:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-03).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 49 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more pairs of stanzas included, selected from Tate and Brady's paraphrase.

General Information

Title: Lexington
First Line: Hold not thy peace, O Lord our God
Composer: Abraham Wood
Lyricist: Tate and Bradycreate page

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1793 in The Columbian Harmony, p. 102
Description: Words by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, New Version, paraphrase of Psalm 83, with sixteen stanzas. Wood used the first two stanzas of Tate and Brady's paraphrase in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 83.