Judgment (Daniel Read)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-13). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 35 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Version as revised by Read in 1804. The other eight stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-13). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 71 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Version as revised by Read in 1804. Six selected stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Judgment
First Line: Behold, the Judge descends, his guards are nigh
Composer: Daniel Read
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 10 10. 10 10. 10 10
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 50. Read used the second stanza from Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 50.