Ringe (Samuel Holyoke)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-11-23). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 64 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2016. Oval note edition. Another pair of stanzas included, from Watts' hymn. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-11-23). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part written by B. C. Johnston, 2016. Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included, from Watts' hymn.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-11-23). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 57 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Three-part version. Oval note edition. Another pair of stanzas included, from Watts' hymn. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-11-23). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Three-part version. Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included, from Watts' hymn.
General Information
Title: Ringe
First Line: My thoughts surmount these lower skies
Composer: Samuel Holyoke
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in Harmonia Americana, 1791, p. 29, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 162 of Book 2, with five stanzas. Holyoke 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 My thoughts surmount these lower skies.