Happiness (Abijah Forbush)
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- (Posted 2021-11-15) CPDL #66713:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2021-11-15). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 45 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1806. Transcribed from The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806. The remaining triad of stanzas from Watts' hymn included.
- (Posted 2021-11-15) CPDL #66712:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2021-11-15). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 49 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Transcribed from The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806. The remaining triad of stanzas from Watts' hymn included.
General Information
Title: Happiness
First Line: Lord, how secure and blest are they
Composer: Abijah Forbush
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1806 in The Psalmodist's Assistant, Edition 2, no. 60
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 57 of Book 2, with six stanzas. Forbush used the first three stanzas of Watts' hymn in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Lord, how secure and blest are they.