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( Come, thou fount of ev'ry blessing ; Teach me some melodious sonnet ; Here I'll raise my ebenezer ; Jesus sought me when a stranger ; O, to grace how great a debtor ; Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it )
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:
Full score
ISMN/ISBN :
0845000764
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
19th century
(1800-1849)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Hymn (sacred) ; Anthem ; Folk hymn
Type of Choir:
SB OR TB (2 men OR mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
A minor
Duration:
4.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Penitence ; Confirmation ; Praise ; Thanksgiving
Number of verses:
6
Origin:
USA
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the version found in the 2nd edition of Wyeth's Repository, part 2nd (Harrisburg, 1820).
Source of text:
The Methodist hymn, "Come, thou fount of every blessing", originally published in 1759.