Desire of Nations (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-08-21). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 81 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Four-part version. Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2015. Oval note edition. Three more pairs of stanzas from Watts' poem added below, selected if they fit the music. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-08-21). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 88 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Four-part version. Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2015. Note shapes added (4-shape). Three more pairs of stanzas added below, selected because they fit the music.
General Information
Title: Desire of Nations
First Line: Ye heavenly gates, loose all your chains
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.) (Watts), Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.) (Holden)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, Lyric Poems, entitled Come, Lord, Jesus, with twelve stanzas. Holden used stanzas three and four in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Come, Lord Jesus (Isaac Watts).