The Cross (Oliver Holden)

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  • (Posted 2015-07-02)  CPDL #35948:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-02).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 59 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition.
  • (Posted 2015-07-02)  CPDL #35947:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-07-02).   Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 72 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: The Cross
First Line: O! The sweet wonders of that cross
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1800 in The Modern Collection, p. 226-227. David Music (1998) confirms that this is Holden's composition
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 10 of Book 3. Holden used stanzas six and seven in his composition.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Nature with open volume stands.