Spain (William Billings)

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  • (Posted 2015-01-22)  CPDL #34380:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-01-22).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 40 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition.
  • (Posted 2015-01-22)  CPDL #34381:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-01-22).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 61 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Spain
First Line: How pleased and blest was I
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 668. 668

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
Description: Published in The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778, p. 42. Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his paraphrase of Psalm 122.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 122.