East Florida (Solomon Howe)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-07). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Several significant edits made. One more stanza added, selected from Watts' paraphrase.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-11-07). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 68 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Several significant edits made. One more stanza added, selected from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: East Florida
First Line: A poisoned arrow is your tongue
Composer: Solomon Howe
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 88. 88. 88
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1804 in Howe's The Farmer's Evening Entertainment, p. 13
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 58, with six stanzas. Howe used the third and fourth stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 58.