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{{Instruments|A cappella}}
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'''Published:''' 1786
'''Published:''' 1779


'''Description:''' Words by James Relly, 1758, his Hymn 87.
'''Description:''' First published in ''Music In Miniature'', 1779, p. 32; considerably revised in 1781 and 1786. Words by James Relly, 1758, his Hymn 87.


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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-07).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 32 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval notes, as in original.
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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-07).   Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 33 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Music as in 1786, note shapes changed (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Madrid
First Line: How charmingly sounds the word of the Lord
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: James Relly

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 10 10. 11 11

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1779

Description: First published in Music In Miniature, 1779, p. 32; considerably revised in 1781 and 1786. Words by James Relly, 1758, his Hymn 87.

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Original text and translations

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How charmingly sounds
The Word of the Lord!
Where witness abounds,
That man is restored
To God, his possession,
Dear Jesus in thee -
From sin and transgression
Forever set free.