Burlington (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 32 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
General Information
Title: Burlington
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: James Relly
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 76. 76. 78. 76.
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1786
Description: Words by James Relly, 1776, his Hymn 3. Transcribed from The Suffolk Harmony, 1786.
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Original text and translations
English text
Canaan promised is before;
Come let us forward go,
Not the ocean, nor its roar,
Nor the Egyptian foe,
May obstruct, when God commands;
His power on our behalf he shows:
Move we forward to the land
Where milk and honey flows.