Admiration (Lemuel Babcock)
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- (Posted 2016-05-16) CPDL #39664:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-16). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1793. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.
- (Posted 2016-05-16) CPDL #39663:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-16). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 70 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' poem.
General Information
Title: Admiration
First Line: Infinite grace! almighty charms
Composer: Lemuel Babcock
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in The Columbian Harmony, p. 2
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, poem entitled Desiring to Love Christ, in seven stanzas. Babcock used the fourth stanza of Watts' poem in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Come, let me love: or is my mind.