Lisbon (Daniel Read)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-09-21). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 44 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition. Revised version by Read in 1804. The three other stanzas of Watts' hymn added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-09-21). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 37 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Revised version by Read in 1804. The three other stanzas of Watts' hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Lisbon
First Line: Welcome, sweet day of rest
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1785 in The American Singing-Book; revised 1804, Edition 1
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 14 of Book 2, four stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Welcome, sweet day of rest.