The Psalms of David, imitated in the language of the New-Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship. / By Isaac Watts, D.D. ; [Three lines of Scripture texts].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748.

Contributor:

Elliot, Moses, 1775-1849.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 43337.

Standardized Title:

Psalms of David imitated in the language of the New Testament

Language:

English

Genre:

Psalters -- 1818.

Hymnals.

Physical Description:

250 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : music. ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Exeter, N.H.-- : J.J Williams printer., 1818.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

"A separate group of editions ... may be referred to as a Boston revision ... The text is made from the original with the aid principally of the Barlow and Worcester editions."--Benson, L. The American revisions of Watts's Psalms, Philadelphia, 1903, p. 30.

A split-leaf Psalter. "Advertisement" on verso of title page: The public is here offered a valuable collection of approved tunes bound with Watts' Psalms, in such a manner that any tune may be presented to the eye with any Psalm or hymn. This construction, the benefit of which is secured to the inventor by patent, is believed will be found convenient for the purposes of public worship ... Moses Elliot. October, 1818.

The tunes, in three parts, bound below the Psalms in Dutch door fashion, have separate title page: A valuable collection of sacred musick, adapted to the various metres in Watts. Exeter, J.J. Williams, printer. 1818 (not in Shaw & Shoemaker). Pagination: [2], 251, [3] p.

Text printed in two columns.

Error in paging: p. 119 misnumbered 611.

Last page blank.

In another issue (Shaw & Shoemaker 43338) p. 119 is correctly numbered and a subscribers' list printed on p. [256].

"Hymns and spiritual songs. In three books. I. Collected from the Scriptures. II. Composed on divine subjects. III. Prepared for the Lord's Supper. By Isaac Watts, D.D. [Four lines of quotations] Exeter, 1818."--p. [133]-250 p., with separate title page (Shaw & Shoemaker 46717).

Includes indexes.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 43337).

Contains:

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748. Hymns and spiritual songs.

Valuable collection of sacred musick.

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