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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Lo, he cometh; countless trumpets''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Hopkinton''<br>
'''First Line:''' Lo, he cometh; countless trumpets<br>
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
'''Tune:''' ''Hopkinton''<br>
{{Lyricist|John Cennick}}
{{Lyricist|John Cennick}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}}
{{Genre|Sacred}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' 1794
{{Published|1794}}


'''Description:''' Published on p144 of {{NoComp|The Continental Harmony|William Billings}} (Boston: 1794). While Billings attributes the text to [[George Whitefield]], it is by [[John Cennick]].
'''Description:''' Published on p144 of {{NoComp|The Continental Harmony|William Billings}} (Boston: 1794). While Billings attributes the text to [[George Whitefield]], it is by [[John Cennick]].

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Editor: Michael Lauer (submitted 2007-12-14).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 74 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Hopkinton
First Line: Lo, he cometh; countless trumpets
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: John Cennick

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications.

Description: Published on p144 of The Continental Harmony (Boston: 1794). While Billings attributes the text to George Whitefield, it is by John Cennick.

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

Lo, He cometh, countless trumpets
blow before the bloody sign,
midst ten thousand saints and angels
see the crucified shine.

Hallelujah, hallelujah,
welcome bleeding lamb.