Dunlap's Creek

DESCRIPTION: "Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, And thou, O lord, adore, Let death and hell through all their coasts Stand trembling at his power." God's chariots are described, and his punishments; sinners are asked what they will do at judgment
AUTHOR: Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
EARLIEST DATE: 1816 (The Pittsburg Selection of Psalm Tunes, according to Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad warning death
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 453-454, "Dunlap's Creek" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #18615
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Think, O My Soul, The Dreadful Day" (tune?)
cf. "Dunlap Creek" (tune?)
NOTES [85 words]: There seems to be real confusion about this tune, which has been credited to S. McFarland. There are words by Isaac Watts, which I have filed as "Dunlap's Creek" and which appear to be Roud #18615. There is a hellfire-and-brimstone text, found in a few shape note hymnals, which I have filed as "Think, O My Soul, The Dreadful Day." And there is a secular version filed as "Dunlap Creek." None is popular, but perhaps it would be worth some effort to try to disentangle them and determine their relationship. - RBW
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File: KPL453

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