Jerusalem (Jacob French)

Music files

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-28). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 56 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1789. Two more stanzas included, selected from Tate and Brady's paraphrase.

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-28). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Tate and Brady's paraphrase.

Title: Jerusalem
First Line: God's temple crowns the holy mount
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Tate and Brady^{create page}

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 88. 88. 88

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1789 in The New American Melody, pp. 57-58
Description: Words by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, New Version paraphrase of Psalm 87, with four stanzas.

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 87.