Glad Tidings (Stephen Jenks)

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• (Posted 2016-04-14)  CPDL #39311:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-14).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 62 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two more stanzas included from Tate's hymn.

• (Posted 2016-04-14)  CPDL #39310:   

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-14).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 74 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included from Tate's hymn.

General Information

Title: Glad Tidings
First Line: Fear not, said he, for mighty dread
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Lyricist: Nahum Tate

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

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1807 in The Hartford Collection, p. 13
Description: Words by Nahum Tate, 1700, in six stanzas. Jenks used the second stanza of Tate's hymn in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at While shepherds watched their flocks by night.