Ashley (Hezekiah Moors)

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(Posted 2018-10-23) CPDL #51556:

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-10-23). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 124 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part by B. C. Johnston, 2018. Oval note edition. Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase.

(Posted 2018-10-22) CPDL #51555:

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-10-22). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 133 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter part by B. C. Johnston, 2018. Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase.

General Information

Title: Ashley
First Line: Tis but a few whose days amount
Composer: Hezekiah Moors
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1809 in The Province Harmony, p. 109, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 90, Part 2, with seven stanzas. Moors used the fourth stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.