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==Music files==
==Music files==
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*{{PostedDate|2016-08-19}} {{CPDLno|40828}} [{{filepath:AdamsBillings1794a.pdf}} {{pdf}}]  
*{{PostedDate|2016-08-19}} {{CPDLno|40828}} [[Media:AdamsBillings1794a.pdf|{{pdf}}]]  
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-08-19}}{{ScoreInfo|Unknown|1|72}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-08-19}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|1|72}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). The other six stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). The other six stanzas of Watts' paraphrase included.


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Adams''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Adams''<br>
{{FirstLine|To spend one sacred day}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|}}
{{Genre|Sacred|}} &nbsp; {{meter|66. 66. 88}} (actually 66. 66. 44. 44.)
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' 1794
{{Published|1794}}


'''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.
'''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==
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{{LinkText|Psalm 84}}


[[Category:Shapenote-4 Editions]]
[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Classical music]]
[[Category:Classical music]]

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  • (Posted 2016-08-19)  CPDL #40828:   
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   Meter: 66. 66. 88 (actually 66. 66. 44. 44.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.

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.