Joy Was Our Song (Oliver Holden)

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• (Posted 2015-07-17)  CPDL #36115:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 64 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Counter written and music edited by B. C. Johnston, 2015. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

• (Posted 2015-07-17)  CPDL #36114:   

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 63 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Counter written and music edited by B. C. Johnston, 2015. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.

• (Posted 2015-07-17)  CPDL #36113:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Edited to eliminate need for fermata. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

• (Posted 2015-07-17)  CPDL #36112:   

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 60 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Edited to eliminate need for fermata. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.

General Information

Title: Joy Was Our Song
First Line: When God restored our captive state
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: STB

Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1800 in Plain Psalmody, p. 36, voiced for three parts: Treble-Tenor-Bass

Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 126, with four stanzas.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 126.