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*{{PostedDate|2023-12-14}} {{CPDLno|78203}} [[Media:AnthemHavePityBillings1790bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:AnthemHavePityBillings1790bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:AnthemHavePityBillings1790bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:AnthemHavePityBillings1790bpr.mscz|{{Muse3}}]] | |||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2023-12-14}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|2|60}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|This is Billings' slightly shortened, edited version, with the first line "Have pity on me, O ye my friends". This version first appears in ''Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290''. Transcribed from ''Harmony of Harmony'', 1802.}} | |||
*{{PostedDate|2015-02-26}} {{CPDLno|34682}} [[Media:AnthemSamuelThePriestBillings1786apr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:AnthemSamuelThePriestBillings1786apr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:AnthemSamuelThePriestBillings1786apr.mxl|{{XML}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2015-02-26}} {{CPDLno|34682}} [[Media:AnthemSamuelThePriestBillings1786apr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:AnthemSamuelThePriestBillings1786apr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:AnthemSamuelThePriestBillings1786apr.mxl|{{XML}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-02-26}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|3|125}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-02-26}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|3|125}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:{{EdNotes|Oval note edition.}} | :{{EdNotes|Oval note edition. Transcribed from ''The Suffolk Harmony'', 1786.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Samuel the priest gave up the ghost''}} | {{Title|''Samuel the priest gave up the ghost''}} | ||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | {{Composer|William Billings}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Anthems}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1786|in '' | {{Pub|1|1786|in ''[[The Suffolk Harmony (William Billings)|The Suffolk Harmony]]''|pg=52|no=31}} | ||
{{Descr|Words adapted by Billings "from sundry Scriptures," portions of 1 Samuel, Job, and the Psalms.}} | {{Pub|0|ca. 1790|– shortened at beginning, in ''[[Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290]]''|ms=ms|no=8}} | ||
{{Pub|2|1802|– shortened at beginning, in ''[[Harmony of Harmony (Jacob French)|Harmony of Harmony]]''|no=99}} | |||
{{Descr|This anthem first appeared in ''The Suffolk Harmony'', 1786. At some point it was altered by Billings, who removed the first phrase (from 1 Samuel 2:1) and rearranged the rest: the result appears in the ''Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290'' manuscript, ca. 1790, with first words "Have pity on me, O ye my friends". This altered version was first published by Billings' student, Jacob French, posthumously in 1802. Words adapted by Billings "from sundry Scriptures," portions of 1 Samuel, Job, and the Psalms.}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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And naked shall I return. | And naked shall I return. | ||
The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away. | The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away. | ||
And blessed be the name of the Lord! (Job 1:21) | And blessed be the name of the Lord! (Job 1:21)}} | ||
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[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2023-12-14) CPDL #78203:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2023-12-14). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 60 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: This is Billings' slightly shortened, edited version, with the first line "Have pity on me, O ye my friends". This version first appears in Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290. Transcribed from Harmony of Harmony, 1802.
- (Posted 2015-02-26) CPDL #34682:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-26). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 125 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Transcribed from The Suffolk Harmony, 1786.
General Information
Title: Samuel the priest gave up the ghost
Composer: William Billings
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1786 in The Suffolk Harmony, no. 31, p. 52
Manuscript ca. 1790 – shortened at beginning, in Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290, no. 8
2nd published: 1802 – shortened at beginning, in Harmony of Harmony, no. 99
Description: This anthem first appeared in The Suffolk Harmony, 1786. At some point it was altered by Billings, who removed the first phrase (from 1 Samuel 2:1) and rearranged the rest: the result appears in the Massachusetts Historical Society Ms. S-290 manuscript, ca. 1790, with first words "Have pity on me, O ye my friends". This altered version was first published by Billings' student, Jacob French, posthumously in 1802. Words adapted by Billings "from sundry Scriptures," portions of 1 Samuel, Job, and the Psalms.
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Original text and translations
English text
Samuel the priest gave up the ghost,
And all Israel mourned. (1 Samuel 2:1)
Have pity on me, O ye my friends,
For the hand of God hath touched me. (Job 19:21)
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me,
And mine acquaintance into darkness. (Psalm 88:18)
I am weary with my groaning all the night,
Make I my bed to swim,
I water my couch with my tears. (Psalm 6:6)
My soul cleaveth unto the dust,
My soul melteth for heaviness. (Psalm 119:25)
Naked I came out of my mother's womb,
And naked shall I return.
The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away.
And blessed be the name of the Lord! (Job 1:21)