Eden (William Billings)

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• (Posted 2015-05-07)  CPDL #35316:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-07).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 57 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other five stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.

• (Posted 2015-05-07)  CPDL #35315:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-07).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 73 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other five stanzas of Watts' hymn added below.

General Information

Title: Eden
First Line: Those glorious minds, how bright they shine
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1786 in The Suffolk Harmony
Description: Published first in The Suffolk Harmony, 1786, p. 56. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 41 of Book 1.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Those glorious minds, how bright they shine.