Lamentation (Jacob French)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-02-01). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included, selected from Watts' hymn.
General Information
Title: Lamentation
First Line: O, if my soul were formed for woe
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Published in The New American Melody, 1789, pp. 58-59. Word by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Hymn 106 of Book 2, with five stanzas. French used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at O, if my soul were formed for woe.