

Title: | SAGINA |
Composer: | Thomas Campbell (1825) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8 with refrain |
Incipit: | 11235 46721 34275 |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | The Bouquet, 1825 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
And can it be that I should gain
An int'rest in the Savior's blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain?
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, should die for me?
SAGINA, by Thomas Campbell... is almost universally associated with "And Can It Be." Little is known of Campbell other than his publication The Bouquet (1825), in which each of twenty-three tunes has a horticultural name. SAGINA borrows its name from a genus of the pink family of herbs, which includes baby's breath and the carnation. Sing this tune vigorously and in parts, especially at the refrain; singers should be sure to keep the melismas legato, especially in lines 5 and 6.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988
Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations
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Organ Solo
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Piano Solo
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Piano and Organ Duet
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Piano Duet+: Piano Duet One Piano
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Voices: Organ, Brass, and Voices
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Voices: Vocal Solo
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Voices: SATB and Piano
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Voices: Keyboard and Two Voices
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