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'''Description:''' Words by Isaac Watts, | '''Description:''' First published in ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', 1770; revised by Billings in 1778. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 58 of Book 2, in seven stanzas. | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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Revision as of 05:11, 7 November 2015
Music files
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-06). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Music as in 1778, note shapes changed (4-shape). Stanzas 2-4 added from Isaac Watts 1719 Hymn 58.
- CPDL #31840: MusicXML
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-06). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
General Information
Title: Dorchester
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1770
Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770; revised by Billings in 1778. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 58 of Book 2, in seven stanzas.
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Time, what an empty vapor tis.