Wethersfield (Timothy Olmsted)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-07-07). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Top staff, labeled "Air," exchanged with third staff (Tenor). Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-07-07). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 64 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Top staff, labeled "Air," exchanged with third staff (Tenor). Another pair of stanzas included from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Wethersfield
First Line: Give to our God immortal praise
Composer: Timothy Olmsted
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1794 in Andrew Law's The Christian Harmony, 1794, pp. 38-39
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 136, Part 3, with eight stanzas. Olmsted used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 136.