Benson (Ebenezer Child)

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• (Posted 2016-02-28)  CPDL #38717: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-02-28).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 61 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. A few small edits. Another pair of stanzas included, selected from Watts' hymn. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

• (Posted 2016-02-28)  CPDL #38716: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-02-28).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 62 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another pair of stanzas included, selected from Watts' hymn.

General Information

Title: Benson
First Line: How short and hasty is our life
Composer: Ebenezer Child
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1804

Description: First published in The Sacred Musician, 1804, p. 23. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 32 of Book 2, in five stanzas. Child used the first two stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at How short and hasty is our life.