Hadley (Amos Pilsbury)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-17). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 65 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Three more stanzas included, selected from Hart's hymn.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-12-17). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Three more stanzas included, selected from Hart's hymn.
General Information
Title: Hadley
First Line: The chief concern of lost mankind
Composer: Amos Pilsbury
Lyricist: Joseph Hart
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 87. 87
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1799 in Pilsbury's The United States Sacred Harmony, p. 166
Description: Words by Joseph Hart, 1759, Hymn 112, A general admonition, with thirteen stanzas. Pilsbury used the eighth stanza of Hart's hymn in his composition, altering the first line from "The chief concern of fall'n mankind" to "The chief concern of lost mankind."
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Brethren, why toil ye thus for toys.