Repose (Stephen Jenks)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-31). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 89 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other three stanzas of Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Repose
First Line: Our sins, alas! how strong they be
Composer: Stephen Jenks
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: First published in The Delights of Harmony, 1804. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 86 of Book 2, in five stanzas. Jenks 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 Our sins, alas! How strong they be.