Daniel Belknap

Life

Born: 9 February 1771

Died: 3 October 1815

Biography
Daniel Belknap was an early American composer, principally of sacred music. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is described as 'Teacher of Music, in Framingham' on the title page of his first book, The Harmonist's Companion. He died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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List of choral works

Listing by Title

1. Published in 1792

• Framingham

2. Published in 1794

• Lena

3. Published in 1797

Angola An Anthem for Easter Blue Hill Clapboardtree Grove Concord

Hancock Holliston Hopkinton Lower Falls Lynn

Malden Newmark Number Four Ouse Pine-Hill

Raynham Ringe Rowley Saybrook Shoreham

Southborough Spring Summer Syria Whale Rock

• Holliston
• Newmark
• Rowley
• Southborough

4. Published in 1800

Acton Autumn Berlin

Carlisle Dissolution East Needham

Goshen Hampton Keene

Kingston Milton Newport

Northborough Shrewsbury Valediction

Weary Pilgrim Winter

5. Published in 1802

6. Published in 1806

Ashford Blendon Bradford

Buxton Dartmouth Enfield

Gardner Leominster Monson

Mortality Penobscot Randolph

Richmond Saco Shirley

Solon Stoneham Trenton

Listing by First Line

Along the banks where Babel's current flows And must my body faint and die Death, 'tis a melancholy day Down from the top of earthly bliss Farewell, bright soul, a short farewell Farewell, my friends, I must be gone Hark from the skies! A dreadful sound He dies! The friend of sinners dies

How long wilt thou forget me, Lord? In the full choir a broken string Jehovah reigns, his throne is high Loud to the Prince of heaven Mankind must all return to dust Now let our mournful songs record Our moments fly apace See the Lord of glory dying See where he languished on the cross

Since I have placed my trust in God Teach me the measure of my days The gentle breeze which through the grove The Lord Jehovah reigns There is a house not made with hands The swelling billows know their bounds Throned on a cloud our God shall come Your harps, ye trembling saints

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Publications

• The Harmonist's Companion. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1797.
• The Evangelical Harmony. Boston: For the author, by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1800.
• The Middlesex Collection of Sacred Harmony. Boston: For the author, by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1802.
• The Village Compilation of Sacred Musick. Boston: For the author, by J. T. Buckingham, 1806.
• The Middlesex Songster. Dedham: Printed by H. Mann, 1809
• Judgment Anthem. Dedham: Printed by H. Mann, for D. Belknap, 1810

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