Entreaty (Ezra Goff)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 75 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The first stanza from Watts' paraphrase added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-30). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The first stanza from Watts' paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Entreaty
First Line: I cry till all my voice be gone
Composer: Ezra Goff
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1809 in The Delaware Harmony
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his paraphrase of Psalm 69. Goff used the second stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 69.