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==Music files==
==Music files==
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{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-09-14}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|57}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-09-14}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|57}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition, as written in 1800. The other eight stanzas of Watts' poem added below.
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition, as written in 1800. The other eight stanzas of Watts' poem added below. {{MXL}}


*{{PostedDate|2015-09-14}} {{CPDLno|36789}} [{{filepath:SweetSurpriseHolden1800a.pdf}} {{pdf}}]  
*{{PostedDate|2015-09-14}} {{CPDLno|36789}} [[Media:SweetSurpriseHolden1800a.pdf|{{pdf}}]]  
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-09-14}}{{ScoreInfo|Unknown|1|64}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-09-14}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|64}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). The other eight stanzas of Watts' poem added below.
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). The other eight stanzas of Watts' poem added below.


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Sweet Surprise''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Sweet Surprise''<br>
'''First Line:''' Angels are lost in sweet surprise<br>
{{FirstLine|Angels are lost in sweet surprise}}
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}}
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} &nbsp; {{meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
{{Genre|Sacred|}} &nbsp; {{Meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' 1800
{{Pub|1|1800|in ''[[Plain Psalmody (Oliver Holden)|Plain Psalmody]]'', p. 61.}}


'''Description:''' First published in ''Plain Psalmody'', 1800, p. 61. Words by [[Isaac Watts]], 1706, ''Worshiping With Fear'', which begins "Who dares attempt the eternal name," with nine stanzas. Holden selected the sixth stanza of Watts' poem for his composition.
'''Description:''' Words by [[Isaac Watts]], 1706, ''Worshiping With Fear'', which begins "Who dares attempt the eternal name," with nine stanzas. Holden selected the sixth stanza of Watts' poem for his composition.


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''  


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{top}}
{{LinkText|Who dares attempt the eternal name}}
{{Text|English|
1. Who dares attempt the eternal name
With notes of mortal sound?
Dangers and glories guard the theme,
And spread despair around.


2. Destruction waits to obey His frown,
[[Category:Four-shape note editions]]
And heaven attends His smile:
A wreath of lightning arms His crown,
But love adorns it still.
 
3. Celestial King, our spirits lie
Trembling beneath Thy feet,
And wish, and cart a longing eye,
To reach Thy lofty seat.}}
{{middle|3}}
{{Text|Simple|
4. When shall we see the great unknown,
And in Thy presence stand?
Reveal the splendors of Thy throne,
But shield us with Thy hand.
 
5. In Thee what endless wonders meet!
What various glory shines!
The crossing rays too fiercely beat
Upon our fainting minds.
 
6. Angels are lost in sweet surprise
If Thou unveil thy grace,
And humble awe runs through the skies
When wrath arrays Thy face.}}
{{middle|3}}
{{Text|Simple|
7. When mercy joins with majesty
To spread their beams abroad,
Not all their fairest minds on high
Are shadows of a God.
 
8. Thy works the strongest seraph sings
In a too feeble strain,
And labors hard on all his strings
To reach Thy thoughts in vain.
 
9. Created powers how weak they be!
How short our praises fall!
So much akin to nothing we,
And thou the eternal all.}}
{{bottom}}
 
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[[Category:Sheet music]]
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[[Category:Classical music]]

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  • (Posted 2015-09-14)  CPDL #36790:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-14).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 57 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1800. The other eight stanzas of Watts' poem added below. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
  • (Posted 2015-09-14)  CPDL #36789:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-14).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 64 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other eight stanzas of Watts' poem added below.

General Information

Title: Sweet Surprise
First Line: Angels are lost in sweet surprise
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1800 in Plain Psalmody, p. 61

Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, Worshiping With Fear, which begins "Who dares attempt the eternal name," with nine stanzas. Holden selected the sixth stanza of Watts' poem for his composition.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Who dares attempt the eternal name.