Fiducia
( Father, I long, I faint to see ; Here I behold they distant face ; I'd part with all the joys of sense ; There all the heav'nly hosts are seen ; Then at thy feet, with awful fear ; There I would vie with all the host ; The more thy glories strike mine eyes ; Now let the Father and the Son )
Composer(s):
Robison
(17..-18..)
[ 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:
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 )
Instrumentation:
Violin
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Violin (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
A minor
Duration:
4.5 min.
Number of verses:
8
Origin:
USA
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the version found in the 2nd edition of Wyeth's Repository, part 2nd (Harrisburg, 1820) ; Violin part is optional.
Source of text:
Text derives from Isaac Watts's Hymns and spiritual songs (London, 1707).