BABYLON'S STREAMS

Composer: Thomas Campion

Campion, Thomas, born c. 1567, d. 1619, and buried at St. Dunstan's in the West, London, March 1, 1619. He was a physician, poet, and musician, but his reputation rests mainly on his poetical works. These include various Masques performed before James I. and other noble personages. Of these some rare copies are in the British Museum. His Observations in the Art of English Pœsie, &c, was published in 1602, and his New Way of Making four parts in Counter-point, &c, 1620. Of his poems, five are given by Palgrave in his Treasury of Sacred Song, 1889. His connection with hymnody is very slight, and nothing by him is now in common use. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BABYLON'S STREAMS
Composer: Thomas Campion (1613)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 13455 43223 45544
Key: e minor
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

The Day of Wrath

With broken heart and contrite sigh

With broken heart and contrite sigh
A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry:
Thy pardoning grace is rich and free
O God, be merciful to me.

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Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Free Harmonizations of Hymn Tunes: Volume II
    Composer/Editor D. DeWitt Wasson
    Published By: Hinshaw Music, Inc. (1986) pp. 83

Organ Solo

  • In the Cross of Christ: Holy Week Hymn Settings for Organ
    Composer/Editor Robert J. Powell
    Published By: The Sacred Music Press (2008) pp. 19

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1104
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #2759
Text: I Cried to God in My Distress
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3843
Text: Lord Jesus, When We Stand Afar
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #4546
Text: Now Is the Healing Time Decreed
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #1104

TextPage Scan

Common Praise (1998) #195

Audio

Small Church Music #1803

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #2759

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3843

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #4546

Text

The Cyber Hymnal #7994

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