Evening hymn

( The day is past and gone ; We lay our garments by ; Lord, keep us safe this night ; And when we early rise ; And when our days are past )

West, Elisha (1756-1832?) [ USA ]

Edition
Published by Broude Brothers Ltd. [USA] , 1974 ; in Western Wind American tune-book : Vocal music of the Revolutionary and Federal Era (276 p.)
Number of pages : 2
Editor or author of the restitution: Bennett, Lawrence
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
ISMN/ISBN : 0845000764
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 18 ; 19th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Sacred harp ; Hymn (sacred) ; Fuging tune ; Anthem
Mood of the piece: reflective
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: B minor
Duration: 4.5 min.
Liturgical Use: Funeral service ; Evensong
Number of verses: 5
Musicological Sources: This edition based on the version printed by Jeremiah Ingalls in The Christian harmony (Exeter, N.H., 1805).
 

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