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{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-12-08}}{{ScoreInfo| | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-12-08}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|2|114}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Lewis-Town''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Lewis-Town''<br> | ||
'''First Line:''' How vast must their advantage be<br> | |||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | {{Composer|William Billings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|}} | {{Lyricist|3|Nahum Tate|Nicholas Brady|Isaac Watts}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|}} | {{Genre|Sacred|}} {{meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Published|1794}} | |||
'''Description:''' First published in ''The Continental Harmony'', 1794, pp. 198-199. Words from two paraphrases of Psalm 133: [[Nahum Tate]] and [[Nicholas Brady]], 1698; and [[Isaac Watts]], 1719. Billings' first stanza is Tate and Brady's stanza 1; Billings' second stanza is Watts' fourth stanza, slightly modified; Billings' third stanza is Watts' third stanza. | '''Description:''' First published in ''The Continental Harmony'', 1794, pp. 198-199. Words from two paraphrases of Psalm 133: [[Nahum Tate]] and [[Nicholas Brady]], 1698; and [[Isaac Watts]], 1719 (first version). Billings' first stanza is Tate and Brady's stanza 1; Billings' second stanza is Watts' fourth stanza, slightly modified; Billings' third stanza is Watts' third stanza. | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{ | {{LinkText|Psalm 133}} | ||
[[Category:Shapenote-4 Editions]] | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2015-12-08) CPDL #37790:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-12-08). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 114 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Lewis-Town
First Line: How vast must their advantage be
Composer: William Billings
Lyricists: Nahum Tate, Nicholas Brady and Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Continental Harmony, 1794, pp. 198-199. Words from two paraphrases of Psalm 133: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698; and Isaac Watts, 1719 (first version). Billings' first stanza is Tate and Brady's stanza 1; Billings' second stanza is Watts' fourth stanza, slightly modified; Billings' third stanza is Watts' third stanza.
External websites:
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 133.