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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Massachusetts''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Massachusetts''<br> | ||
'''First Line:''' Great is the Lord God, the thunder's His voice<br> | |||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | {{Composer|William Billings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Perez Morton}} | {{Lyricist|Perez Morton}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} {{meter|10 10. 11 11}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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Great is the Lord God, The thunder's His voice, | |||
Then come let us sing and shout in a throng, | |||
Let all of true wisdom before Him rejoice, | |||
And children of learning unite in one voice.}} | |||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
Revision as of 02:54, 3 May 2015
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- (Posted 2015-05-03) CPDL #35287:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-03). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 55 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Massachusetts
First Line: Great is the Lord God, the thunder's His voice
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Perez Morton
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 10 10. 11 11
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1770
Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 40. Words by Perez Morton.
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Original text and translations
English text
Great is the Lord God, The thunder's His voice,
Then come let us sing and shout in a throng,
Let all of true wisdom before Him rejoice,
And children of learning unite in one voice.