Judgment (Nehemiah Shumway)
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- (Posted 2015-06-10) CPDL #35697:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-10). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 85 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Measure 27 in Bass changed from four quarter notes to two quarter notes and a half note, to fit the words.
- (Posted 2015-06-10) CPDL #35696:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-10). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 76 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Measure 27 in Bass changed from four quarter notes to two quarter notes and a half note, to fit the words.
General Information
Title: Judgment
First Line: The Lord, the Judge, before His throne
Composer: Nehemiah Shumway
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in Shumway's The American Harmony, pp. 172-173
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 50. Shumway used stanzas one and three in his composition; other stanzas of Watts' paraphrase don't fit Shumway's music.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 50.