Latest Vital Sparks. Thou art pitiful and kind: Semantic drift in The Sacred Harp, part 1

[Will Fitzgerald]

My latest Vital Sparks, thanks to Rowan Simms.

Vital Sparks: Thou art pitiful and kind

Semantic Drift in The Sacred Harp, part 1

Find it at: https://vitalsparks.beehiiv.com/p/vital-sparks-thou-art-pitiful-and-kind

And send me your examples!

Best,

Will

[Karen Willard]

The tune PISGAH is on pg 58 in the Cooper Sacred Harp and the phrase with the Denson word "bowels" says "in the fullness of thy love".

Karen Willard

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[Will Fitzgerald]

Karen,

Do you know when that change was first made in the Cooper edition? 

Will

[Karen Willard]

It is that way in the very first edition, 1902.

Karen

[Matt Bell]

Great example on Arbacoochee.  Not in the SH, but there's also this one: https://hymnary.org/text/lord_at_thy_feet_in_dust_i_lie  "O may thy bowels move."

Matt Bell

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