Chelsea (Abijah Forbush)
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- (Posted 2021-10-07) CPDL #66120:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2021-10-07). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 39 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806.
- (Posted 2021-10-06) CPDL #66103:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2021-10-06). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 50 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Transcribed from The Psalmodist's Assistant, 1806.
General Information
Title: Chelsea
First Line: How blest is our brother, bereft
Composer: Abijah Forbush
Lyricist: Charles Wesley
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1803 in The Psalmodist's Assistant, no. 38
Description: Words by Charles Wesley, 1746, Funeral Hymns No. 5, with six stanzas. Forbush used the second stanza in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Ah lovely appearance of death!