Creation (Jacob French)
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- (Posted 2016-03-14) CPDL #38890:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-14). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 81 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Words substituted for this edition: Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 19, in eight stanzas. All eight stanzas included.
- (Posted 2016-03-14) CPDL #38889:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-03-14). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 84 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 19, in eight stanzas. All eight stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Creation
First Line: Blest be the man whose piercing mind
Composer: Jacob French
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88. 88
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1802 in Harmony of Harmony, p. 10
Description: Words in 1802 obscure, by an unknown author, and not fitting the title very well (see below).
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 19.
English text
Words appearing with the music in 1802
Blest be the man whose piercing mind
By vulgar precepts unconfined,
On wild inventive wings can soar,
Where rude misshapen systems lay
Beyond the reach of order's sway,
And nature's boundless depths explore.