Adams (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-08-19). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other six stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-08-19). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other six stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
General Information
Title: Adams
First Line: To spend one sacred day
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 66. 66. 88 (actually 66. 66. 44. 44.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Continental Harmony, 1794, p. 153. Words by Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 84, Part 4, with seven stanzas. Billings used the fifth stanza of Watts' paraphrase in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 84.