Joy Was Our Song (Oliver Holden)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 64 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Counter written and music edited by B. C. Johnston, 2015. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Counter written and music edited by B. C. Johnston, 2015. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Edited to eliminate need for fermata. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-17). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 60 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Edited to eliminate need for fermata. The other three stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
General Information
Title: Joy Was Our Song
First Line: When God restored our captive state
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1800 in Plain Psalmody, p. 36, voiced for three parts: Treble-Tenor-Bass
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 126, with four stanzas.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 126.