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{{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}}<br> &nbsp; {{Meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}

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Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 2000-02-16).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 41 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-25).   Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 40 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
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General Information

Title: Majestic God, our muse inspire
Composer: William Billings
Tune: Invocation

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredAnthem
  Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1794

Description: Published on pages 57-58 of The Continental Harmony (1794). Words apparently by William Billings; unattributed in 1794.

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Original text and translations

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Majestic God our muse inspire,
And fill us with seraphic fire,
Augment our swells, our tones refine,
Performance ours, the glory thine.