Iceland (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-19). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1806. All six stanzas of Cowper's hymn included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-19). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 43 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas of Cowper's hymn included.
General Information
Title: Iceland
First Line: Winter has a joy for me
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: William Cowper
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1806 in The Sacred Minstrel, p. 56
Description: Words by William Cowper, 1779, entitled I will praise the Lord at all times, with six stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text Winter has a joy for me, |
Summer has a thousand charms, |
Light appears with early dawn |