Russia (Daniel Read)

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  • (Posted 2015-05-17)  CPDL #35453:  Icon_pdf.gif Icon_snd.gif MusicXML
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-17).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 58 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other five stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.
  • (Posted 2015-05-17)  CPDL #35452:  Icon_pdf.gif
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-17).   Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 69 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other five stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.

General Information

Title: Russia
First Line: False are the men of high degree
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1786

Description: First published in the American Musical Magazine No. 1, 1786. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 62. Read chose the third stanza of Watts' paraphrase for his composition; in recent decades stanzas one and two are sung instead.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 62.