Paradise (Ezra Goff)
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- (Posted 2015-06-29) CPDL #35926:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-29). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 71 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other three stanzas of Watts' hymn added below.
- (Posted 2015-06-29) CPDL #35925:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-06-29). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 69 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other three stanzas of Watts' hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Paradise
First Line: And can this mighty King
Composer: Ezra Goff
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 66. 66. 88 (66. 66. 44. 44)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1806 in The Village Compilation, p. 43
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 169 of Book 2. Goff used the fourth stanza of Watts' hymn in his composition, except for the last two lines Goff has "Join all my powers To serve the Lord" for Watts' "Join all my powers And praise the Lord."
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at The Lord Jehovah reigns v. 4