Humility (Alexander Gillet)

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  • (Posted 2018-04-26)  CPDL #49441:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-04-26).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 51 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. All six stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
  • (Posted 2018-04-26)  CPDL #49440:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-04-26).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 48 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.

General Information

Title: Humility
First Line: My soul lies cleaving to the dust
Composer: Alexander Gillet
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1807 in The Hartford Collection, p. 17
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 119, Part 16, with six stanzas.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 119.