The Lord my shepherd is (Thomas Firth)
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- Editor: Tim Henderson (submitted 2006-04-01). Score information: A4, 1 page, 39 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Music and harmony taken from the Centenary Tunebook 1839. Text is Isaac Watts' version of Psalm 23.
General Information
Title: The Lord my shepherd is
Composer: Thomas Firth
Tune: Wigan
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1784 First published in Sacred Harmony by Rev. Ralph Harrison of Manchester, where it was unattributed
2nd published: 1810 later published by Thomas Firth in his A Set of original Psalm and Hymn Tunes [c1810], and claimed there as his own
Description: Hymn Tune Index tune number 4468.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 23.