Preparation (Barnabas McKyes)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-06-13). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 51 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-06-13). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 51 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Preparation
First Line: Awake, arise, behold thou hast
Composer: Barnabas McKyes
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1798 in Social Harmony, p. 39
Description: Words from The New England Primer, 1690, one stanza.
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Original text and translations
English text
Awake, arise, behold thou hast
Thy life a leaf, thy breath a blast;
At night lie down prepared to have
Thy sleep, thy death, thy bed, thy grave.