Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm (Oliver Holden)

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-25).   Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 64 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other five stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.

General Information

Title: Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm
First Line: My soul lies cleaving to the dust
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1796

Description: First published in The Union Harmony, 1796, p. 13. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 119, Part 16, in six stanzas.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 119.