Westminster (Nehemiah Shumway)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-08). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 80 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-08). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 81 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Westminster
First Line: Thou great and sovereign Lord of all
Composer: Nehemiah Shumway
Lyricist: Anonymous
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, p. 118
Description: Words
by an unknown author, unattributed in 1793, but unknown before 1793 -- perhaps by Shumway.
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Original text and translations
English text
Thou great and sovereign Lord of all,
Whom heavenly hosts obey;
Around whose throne dread thunders roll,
And livid lightnings play.