Jefferson (Eliakim Doolittle)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-14). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 70 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Two small edits, otherwise as written in 1800.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-13). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 74 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Jefferson
First Line: I'll search the land, and raise the just
Composer: Eliakim Doolittle
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1800 in The Musical Harmonist
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 101, Part 1, The Magistrate's Psalm, with seven stanzas. Doolittle used stanzas five, six, and seven of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 101.