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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-21). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 36 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-21). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 79 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Aurora
First Line: Awake, my soul, awake
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: William Billings
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
2nd published: 1779 in Music in Miniature, no. 24
Description: Published in The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778, p. 1, as Aurora, a Morning Hymn. Lyrics apparently by the composer.
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Original text and translations
English text
Awake, my soul, awake,
Awake, look up and view
The glorious sun who has begun
His daily task anew.