Compassion (Stephen Jenks)
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- (Posted 2016-04-30) CPDL #39483:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 55 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All three stanzas of Beddome's hymn included.
- (Posted 2016-04-30) CPDL #39481:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-30). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 55 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All three stanzas included from Beddome's hymn.
General Information
Title: Compassion
First Line: Did Christ for sinners die
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Lyricist: Benjamin Beddome
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1818 in The Harmony of Zion, p. 39
Description: Words by Benjamin Beddome, 1779, in three stanzas. Jenks altered Beddome's first line, from "Did Christ o'er sinners weep" to "Did Christ for sinners die."
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Did Christ o'er sinners weep.