Vital Sparks

Vital Sparks

Occasional essays on the texts found in The Sacred Harp and related tune books

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Update: “O Come, Come Away” is gone away

Update: “O Come, Come Away” is gone away

New information has come to light

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Will Fitzgerald
I am for peace

I am for peace

357 KEDAR

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Will Fitzgerald
Vital Sparks: “O Come, Come Away” is gone away

Vital Sparks: “O Come, Come Away” is gone away

Saying goodbye to a surprisingly versatile tune

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Will Fitzgerald
William Cowper and the theology of despair

William Cowper and the theology of despair

Content warning: discussion of suicide

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Will Fitzgerald
Before the rosy dawn of day

Before the rosy dawn of day

Elizabeth (Singer) Rowe

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Will Fitzgerald
Isaac Watts as Poet

Isaac Watts as Poet

Last in a series

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Will Fitzgerald
Isaac Watts and the Trinity

Isaac Watts and the Trinity

Was Watts a Unitarian?

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Will Fitzgerald
Vital Sparks: Isaac Watts and the Envious Jews (Revised)

Vital Sparks: Isaac Watts and the Envious Jews (Revised)

A revision

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Will Fitzgerald
Vital Sparks: Isaac Watts and the Envious Jews

Vital Sparks: Isaac Watts and the Envious Jews

Essay #3 in a series on Isaac Watts

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Will Fitzgerald
A short biography of Isaac Watts

A short biography of Isaac Watts

Essay #2 in a series on Isaac Watts

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Will Fitzgerald
An anthem, for Thanksgiving (update)

An anthem, for Thanksgiving (update)

A correction, and Barry Johnson provides a 4-shape version

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Will Fitzgerald
Dire hissings

Dire hissings

William Billings's An Anthem, for Thanksgiving

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Will Fitzgerald
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