Isaac

Watts, 1719 Freedom

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Psalm 146, Part 1 88. 88. 88. Transcribed from The Musical Concert, 1802. F Major Elisha West, 1802

                      
                 
        
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S

  
A

 
                              
1. The Lord hath eyes to give the blind; The Lord supports the sinking mind; _______ He sends the laboring conscience peace,

T         
2. Hap – py the man whose hopes rely On Is –rael's God; he made the sky, _________ And earth, and seas, with all their train,

B    
1. He
2. And

            
            
1. He helps the stranger in distress, The wi – dow and the fa – ther–less, And grants the prisoner

           
2. And none shall find his promise vain. Thy God, O Zi – on! ever reigns, Praie him in ev – er –

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15
S
A

1. He helps the stranger in distress, _________________ The widow and the fa – ther – less, _______
2. And none shall find his promise vain. _________________ Thy God, O Zi – on! ev – er reigns, ______

           
  
 
                  
1. helps the stranger in distress, The wi – dow and the fa – ther–less, The wi – dow and the fa–ther–less. And grants the

T                
2. none shall find his promise vain. Thy God, O Zi – on! ev–er reigns, Thy God, O Zi – on! ever reigns; Praise him in

B 
1. helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fa–ther – less. __________________ And grants the pri – soner
2. none shall find his promise vain. Thy God, O Zi – on! ever reigns; __________________ Praise him in ev – er –

              
                 
1. sweet release. He helps the stran – ger in distress, the fa –ther –less. And grants the prisoner

    
2.–las–ting strains. And none shall find his promise vain. God ever reigns, Praie him in ev – er –

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S
A

1. _________________________ He helps the stranger in distress, fa –ther –less, And grants the prisoner

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2. _________________________ And none shall find his promise vain. ev –er reigns, Praise him in ev – er –

                       
1. pri – soner sweet release. He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fa – ther–less, And grants the prisoner

      

2. ev – er–las–ting strains. And none shall find his promise vain. Thy God, O Zi – on! ev–er reigns, Praise him in ev – er –

                        
B  

T

        
1. sweet re – lease. He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fa–ther –less. And grants the prisoner
2. – las – ting strains. And none shall find his promise vain. Thy God, O Zi – on! ever reigns; Praise him in ev – er –

              

S
A

             
1. sweet release, And grants the pri – soner sweet re – lease.

  
     
2.–las–ting strains. Praise him in ev – er – las – ting strains.

B   

T

1. sweet release, And grants the pri – soner sweet re – lease.

2.–las–ting strains. Praise him in ev – er – las – ting strains.

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Edited by B. C. Johnston, 2020
1. Whole piece transposed down from F Major to E Major.
2. Four staffs (TrCoTB) converted to two staffs T -> S,
Co -> A, Tr -> T, and B -> B.

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