Aspiration (Abraham Wood)
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- (Posted 2015-04-15) CPDL #35093:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-15). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 99 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- (Posted 2015-04-15) CPDL #35092:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-15). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 88 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added. Stanzas two and six of Watts' poem added below.
General Information
Title: Aspiration
First Line: Tis pure delight without alloy
Composer: Abraham Wood
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in The Columbian Harmony, p. 18
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, Horae Lyricae, Book 1, poem entitled Ascending to Him in Heaven. Wood used stanzas one and five in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Tis pure delight without alloy.