Silver Spring (Asahel Benham)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-02). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. One small edit, otherwise as written in 1790. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-02). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 44 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Silver Spring
First Line: Were I in heaven without my God
Composer: Asahel Benham
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1790 in Benham's Federal Harmony, p. 18
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 73, Part 2, with seven stanzas. Benham used the third stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 73.