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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Bellingham''<br>
'''First Line:''' Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme<br>
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
'''Tune:''' ''Bellingham''<br>
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}


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{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' 1794
{{Published|1794}}


'''Description:''' This tune was first published on pp58-59 of William Billings' {{NoComp|The Continental Harmony|William Billings}}, Boston: 1794. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 6700.
'''Description:''' This tune was first published on pp58-59 of William Billings' {{NoComp|The Continental Harmony|William Billings}}, Boston: 1794. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 6700.

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-25).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 50 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
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General Information

Title: Bellingham
First Line: Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 86. 86. D (C.M.D.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.

Description: This tune was first published on pp58-59 of William Billings' The Continental Harmony, Boston: 1794. Hymn Tune Index tune number 6700.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme.