Mortality (Hezekiah Moors)

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  • (Posted 2018-07-08)  CPDL #50442:         
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-07-08).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 52 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1809. All six stanzas of Steele's hymn included.
  • (Posted 2018-07-08)  CPDL #50440:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-07-08).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 52 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas of Steele's hymn included.

General Information

Title: Mortality
First Line: Life is a span, a fleeting hour
Composer: Hezekiah Moors
Lyricist: Anne Steele

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

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1809 in The Province Harmony, p. 35
Description: Words by Anne Steele, 1760, On the Death of a Child, with six stanzas.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Life is a span, a fleeting hour.