Lena (Daniel Belknap)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 80 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. One minor edit, otherwise as written in 1794. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-11-22). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Lena
First Line: See the Lord of glory dying
Composer: Daniel Belknap
Lyricist: Joseph Hart
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 887. 887
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Worcester Collection, 1794, p. 101. Words by Joseph Hart, 1769, hymn entitled The Brazen Serpent, with six stanzas. Belknap used the last stanza of Hart's hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. When the chosen tribes debated |
3. Vain was bandage, oil, or plaster: |
5. Thine's (alas!) a lost condition |