Rockbridge
( Far from my thoughts, vain world, be gone ; My heart grows warm with holy fire ; The trees of life immortal stand ; Haste then, but with a smiling face ; Blest Jesus, what delicious fare! ; Hail, great Immanuel, all-divine! )
Chapin, Lucius (1760-1842) [ USA ; Kentucky ; Virginia ; New York ]
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:
19th century
(1800-1849)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Hymn (sacred) ; Anthem ; Folk hymn
Mood of the piece:
fervent
Type of Choir:
SSB OR TTB (3 men OR mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Communion
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:
Text derives from Isaac Watts's Hymns and spiritual songs (London, 1707).
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
M2081.W523 B7 (1 copies)