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'''Description | '''Description:''' Words by [[Isaac Watts]], 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 39, Part 2, in six stanzas. French used the fourth stanza in his composition ("Some walk in honor's gaudy show"), but this by itself makes little sense without the preceding stanzas. | ||
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-08). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1802. All six stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-08). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 71 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Vanity
First Line: Teach me the measure of my days
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1802 in Harmony of Harmony, p. 38
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 39, Part 2, in six stanzas. French used the fourth stanza in his composition ("Some walk in honor's gaudy show"), but this by itself makes little sense without the preceding stanzas.
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 39.