Sutton (Joseph Stone)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-09). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 74 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All three pairs of stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-05-09). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 69 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All three pairs of stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
General Information
Title: Sutton
First Line: Am I a soldier of the cross
Composer: Joseph Stone
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1793 in The Columbian Harmony, p. 25
Description: Words by an anonymous author, which begin "Behold the man threescore and ten." Words substituted for these editions: Isaac Watts, 1724, entitled Holy Fortitude, with six stanzas. Stone's music accommodates two of Watts' stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Am I a soldier of the cross.