Decay (Stephen Jenks)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-03). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 74 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The last stanza of Watts' paraphrase included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-03). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 74 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The last stanza of Watts' paraphrase included.
General Information
Title: Decay
First Line: My days are as the grass
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1805 in The Delights of Harmony, or Norfolk Compiler
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 103, Part 2, in eight stanzas. Jenks 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 103.