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O Lord, our fathers oft have told in our attentive ears, | :O Lord, our fathers oft have told in our attentive ears, | ||
The wonders on their days performed and elder times than theirs. | :The wonders on their days performed and elder times than theirs. | ||
How Thou to plant them here did'st drive the heathens from this land, | :How Thou to plant them here did'st drive the heathens from this land, | ||
Dispeopled by repeated strokes of they avenging hand. | :Dispeopled by repeated strokes of they avenging hand. | ||
[[Category:External links]] | [[Category:External links]] | ||
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (added 2007-09-13). Score information: A4, 3 pages Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: O Lord, our fathers oft have told
Composer: William Billings
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns
Language: English
Instruments:
Published: 1794
Description: An anthem for Thanksgiving from Continental Harmony, pub. 1794.
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Original text and translations
English text
- O Lord, our fathers oft have told in our attentive ears,
- The wonders on their days performed and elder times than theirs.
- How Thou to plant them here did'st drive the heathens from this land,
- Dispeopled by repeated strokes of they avenging hand.