Silver Spring (Asahel Benham)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-05-02). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 44 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Two more stanzas included, selected from Watts' paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Silver Spring
First Line: Were I in heaven without my God
Composer: Asahel Benham
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: Published in Benham's Federal Harmony, 1790, p. 18. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 73, Part 2, with seven stanzas. Benham used the third stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 73.