Florence (Samuel Babcock)
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- (Posted 2016-07-03) CPDL #40226:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-03). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Three more stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
- (Posted 2016-07-03) CPDL #40225:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-07-03). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Three more stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
General Information
Title: Florence
First Line: Immense compassion reigns
Composer: Samuel Babcock
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 66. 88
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1803 in Babcock's The Middlesex Harmony, Second Edition, p. 66
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1706, Hymn 148 of Book 1, in eight stanzas. Babcock used the seventh stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at With cheerful voice I sing.