Judgment (Daniel Read)

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• (Posted 2014-12-13)  CPDL #33680:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-13).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 35 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Version as revised by Read in 1804. The other eight stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.

• (Posted 2014-12-13)  CPDL #33681:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-13).   Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 71 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Version as revised by Read in 1804. Six selected stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.

General Information

Title: Judgment
First Line: Behold, the Judge descends, his guards are nigh
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune   Meter: 10 10. 10 10. 10 10

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1785 in The American Singing-Book, Edition 1, p. 43; revised 1804
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 50. Read used the second stanza from Watts' paraphrase in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 50.