Revelation (William Billings)
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- (Posted 2015-04-26) CPDL #35197:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-26). Score information: Unknown, 2 pages, 78 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added. Transcribed from The Continental Harmony, 1794. Five more stanzas added below from Watts' paraphrase.
- (Posted 2008-07-13) CPDL #17578: (Finale 2008)
- Editor: Joachim Kelecom (submitted 2008-07-13). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 41 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: This version was taken from pages 62-63 of The Continental Harmony (1794).
General Information
Title: Revelation
First Line: Let all the heathen writers join
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1779 in Music in Miniature, no. 66
Description: A shorter early version appeared in Music in Miniature in 1779, which was revised in 1794. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 119, Part 7.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 119.