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- (Posted 2016-03-12) CPDL #38857:
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-12). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 61 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Words substituted in this edition: Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 146 of Book 2, with four stanzas. All four stanzas included in this edition.
- (Posted 2016-03-12) CPDL #38856:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-12). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 64 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted in this edition: Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 146 of Book 2, with four stanzas. All four stanzas included in this edition.
General Information
Title: Coventry
First Line: The sun may set beyond the main (original)
First Line: Man has a soul of vast desires (these editions)
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1802
Description: First published in Harmony of Harmony, 1802, p. 64. Words originally printed are obscure and by an unknown author (see Jones 1998; words shown below).
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Man has a soul of vast desires.
English text
The sun may set beyond the main,
And rise to light the world again,
But we, when our sad days are o'er,
Shall set, alas, to rise no more.
Original words, by an unknown author