Crucifixion (William Billings)

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• (Posted 2015-03-01)  CPDL #34689: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-03-01).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 90 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition. Transcribed from revised 1786 version.

• (Posted 2015-03-01)  CPDL #34690: 

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-03-01).   Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 93 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Transcribed from revised 1786 version.

General Information

Title: Crucifixion
First Line: Mourn, mourn, ye saints
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Anonymous

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1779

Description: First published in Music in Miniature, 1779. Considerably revised in 1786 in a eight-page separate, bound with copies of The Suffolk Harmony. Words by an unknown author.

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Original text and translations

English text

Mourn, mourn, ye saints,
As if you see,
Your Savior dear nailed to the tree.
A bitter death He did endure,
To save the souls of men secure.