Brandford (Asahel Benham)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-07). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: Isaac Watts, 1707, Hymn 144 of Book 1, with four stanzas (as in The Worcester Collection, 1788). All four stanzas included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Brandford
First Line: Why should the children of a King
Composer: Asahel Benham
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1783 in Oliver Brownson's Select Harmony, 1783, p. 11
Description: Words originally by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 69, Part 1.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Why should the children of a King.