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==General Information==
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{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
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{{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}}
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
'''Published:''' Singing Master's Assistant, The (1781)<br>
'''Published:''' 1778<br>


'''Description:'''  
'''Description:''' This tune was first published in the first edition of William Billings' ''The Singing Master's Assistant'' (1778). Hymn Tune Index tune number 4031.


'''External websites:'''  
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[[Category:Sheet music]]
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[[Category:Anthems]]
[[Category:Classical music]]
[[Category:Classical music]]

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Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 2002-04-23).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 121 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Edition based on the third edition of The Singing Master's Assistant (1781).

General Information

Title: Washington
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1778

Description: This tune was first published in the first edition of William Billings' The Singing Master's Assistant (1778). Hymn Tune Index tune number 4031.

External websites:

Original text and translations

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Lord, when thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels filled the sky.
Those heavenly guards around thee wait
Like chariots that attend thy state.