Scituate (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-24). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 32 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. I chose lyrics from Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 146 of Book 2.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-24). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). I chose lyrics from Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 146 of Book 2.
General Information
Title: Scituate
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1770 in The New-England Psalm-Singer, p. 9
Description: In 1770, without any indication of lyrics, meter L. M. (88.88). Kroeger (1981) chose Isaac Watts' Hymn 116 of Book 1, which begins Thus saith the first, the great command.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Man has a soul of vast desires and Thus saith the first, the great command.