Greenwich (Daniel Read)

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• (Posted 2015-05-18)  CPDL #35455:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-18).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 58 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Another pair of stanzas (three and four) from Watts' paraphrase added below.

• (Posted 2015-05-18)  CPDL #35454:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-18).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 69 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas (three and four) from Watts' paraphrase added below.

General Information

Title: Greenwich
First Line: Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune   Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1786 in The American Musical Magazine, No. 1; revised in 1804
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 73. Read used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 73.