Harpeth (Alexander Johnson)
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- (Posted 2017-08-09) CPDL #45772:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-08-09). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note heads in four-shape format, as originally published in 1818. All four stanzas of Newton's hymn included.
General Information
Title: Harpeth
First Line: How tedious and tasteless the hours
Composer: Alexander Johnson
Lyricist: John Newton (hymnwriter)
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1818 in Johnson's Tennessee Harmony, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass
Description: Words by John Newton, 1779, with four stanzas. Reprinted in William Walker's Southern Harmony, 1835-1845; dropped in 1847.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at How tedious and tasteless the hours.