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Washington (William Billings)

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Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 2002-04-23).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 121 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Edition based on the third edition of The Singing Master's Assistant (1781).

General Information

Title: Washington
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredHymn

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1778

Description: This tune was first published in the first edition of William Billings' The Singing Master's Assistant (1778). Hymn Tune Index tune number 4031.

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Original text and translations

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Lord, when thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels filled the sky.
Those heavenly guards around thee wait
Like chariots that attend thy state.

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