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{{Descr|This work first appears in ''The Waterhouse Manuscript'', 1780-1781, as "Raynham" for Tenor and Bass and attributed to Billings, so it must have been composed before 1780. Published later, on pages 185-186 of {{NoComp|The Continental Harmony|William Billings}} (1794). Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 39, Part 2, with six stanzas; Billings used two of Watts' C. M. stanzas for each one in his composition.}} | {{Descr|This work first appears in ''The Waterhouse Manuscript'', 1780-1781, as "Raynham" for Tenor and Bass and attributed to Billings, so it must have been composed before 1780. Published later, on pages 185-186 of {{NoComp|The Continental Harmony|William Billings}} (1794). Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 39, Part 2, with six stanzas; Billings used two of Watts' C. M. stanzas for each one in his composition.}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{LinkText|Psalm 39}} | {{LinkText|Psalm 39}} |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2023-10-03). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 39 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: For TB. Transcribed from The Waterhouse Manuscript, 1780-1781. The first stanza of Watts' hymn included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2023-10-03). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Continental Harmony, 1794. Three double stanzas included.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-19). Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Transcribed from The Continental Harmony, 1794. Note shapes added (4-shape). Three double stanzas included. Re-formatted 2023-10-03.
- Editor: Michael Lauer (submitted 2009-05-12). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 81 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Cobham
First Line: Teach me the measure of my days
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86. D (C.M.D.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Manuscript 1780 – 1781 in The Waterhouse Manuscript, no. 19
First published: 1794 in The Continental Harmony
Description: This work first appears in The Waterhouse Manuscript, 1780-1781, as "Raynham" for Tenor and Bass and attributed to Billings, so it must have been composed before 1780. Published later, on pages 185-186 of The Continental Harmony (1794). Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 39, Part 2, with six stanzas; Billings used two of Watts' C. M. stanzas for each one in his composition.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 39.