Sweet Surprise (Oliver Holden)
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- (Posted 2015-09-14) CPDL #36790:
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- 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.
- (Posted 2015-09-14) CPDL #36789:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-09-14). Score information: Unknown, 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, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1800
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.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Who dares attempt the eternal name.