Cyrene (Abijah Forbush)

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• (Posted 2021-10-05)  CPDL #66094:         

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2021-10-05).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 45 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806. The fourth and fifth stanzas included.

• (Posted 2021-10-05)  CPDL #66093:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2021-10-05).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 56 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Transcribed from The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806. The fourth and fifth stanzas included.

General Information

Title: Cyrene
First Line: Well, if our days must fly
Composer: Abijah Forbush
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1803 in The Psalmodist's Assistant, Edition 1, no. 0
    2nd published: 1806 in The Psalmodist's Assistant, Edition 2, no. 40
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, paraphrase of Psalm 90, Part 5, with five stanzas. Forbush used the fourth stanza in his composition.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.