Athens (Jacob French)
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- (Posted 2016-03-01) CPDL #38740:
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-01). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 68 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Four more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.
- (Posted 2016-03-01) CPDL #38739:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-01). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 70 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Four more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.
General Information
Title: Athens
First Line: Touch, heavenly Word, O touch these curious souls
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 10 10. 10 10. 8 11
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1789
Description: First published in The New American Melody, 1789. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, poem entitled True Learning, in ten stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Happy the feet that shining truth has led.