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==Music files==
==Music files==
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*{{PostedDate|2015-04-23}} {{CPDLno|35174}} [[Media:ParisBillings1779bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:ParisBillings1779bprb.mid|{{mid}}]]
*{{PostedDate|2015-04-23}} {{CPDLno|35174}} [[Media:ParisBillings1779bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:ParisBillings1779bprb.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:ParisBillings1779bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]]
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-04-23}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|56}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-04-23}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|56}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition. The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.
:{{EdNotes|Oval note edition. The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.}}


*{{PostedDate|2015-04-22}} {{CPDLno|35173}} [[Media:ParisBillings1779a.pdf|{{pdf}}]]  
*{{PostedDate|2015-04-22}} {{CPDLno|35173}} [[Media:ParisBillings1779a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:ParisBillings1779a.mxl|{{XML}}]]
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-04-22}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|64}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-04-22}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|64}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.
:{{EdNotes|Note shapes added (4-shape). The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.}}


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Paris''<br>
{{Title|''Paris''}}
'''First Line:''' Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise<br>
{{FirstLine| Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
{{Genre|Sacred|Psalm-tunes}} &nbsp; {{meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
{{Genre|Sacred|Psalm-tunes}} &nbsp; {{Meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Published|1779}}
{{Pub|1|1779|in ''{{NoComp|Music in Miniature|William Billings}}''|no=70}}
 
{{Descr|First published in ''Music In Miniature'', 1779, p. 31, without words. The words to [[Isaac Watts]]' paraphrase of Psalm 147 were printed in several Boston books with this music over the next decade (''Worcester Collection'', ''Federal Harmony'', etc.), strongly indicating that Billings used those words (also see Nathan 1977).}}
'''Description:''' First published in ''Music In Miniature'', 1779, p. 31, without words. The words to [[Isaac Watts]]' paraphrase of Psalm 147 were printed in several Boston books with this music over the next decade (''Worcester Collection'', ''Federal Harmony'', etc.), strongly indicating that Billings used those words (also see Nathan 1977).
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'''External websites:'''
 
==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{LinkText|Psalm 147}}
{{LinkText|Psalm 147}}

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  • (Posted 2015-04-23)  CPDL #35174:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-23).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 56 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.
  • (Posted 2015-04-22)  CPDL #35173:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-22).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 64 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other seven stanzas of Watts' paraphrase added below.

General Information

Title: Paris
First Line: Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1779 in Music in Miniature, no. 70
Description: First published in Music In Miniature, 1779, p. 31, without words. The words to Isaac Watts' paraphrase of Psalm 147 were printed in several Boston books with this music over the next decade (Worcester Collection, Federal Harmony, etc.), strongly indicating that Billings used those words (also see Nathan 1977).

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 147.