Westminster (Nehemiah Shumway)

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-08). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 80 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition.

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-08). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 81 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

Title: Westminster
First Line: Thou great and sovereign Lord of all
Composer: Nehemiah Shumway
Lyricist: Anonymous

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1793 in Shumway's The American Harmony, p. 118
Description: Words

by an unknown author, unattributed in 1793, but unknown before 1793 -- perhaps by Shumway.

English text

Thou great and sovereign Lord of all,
Whom heavenly hosts obey;
Around whose throne dread thunders roll,
And livid lightnings play.