Samuel the priest gave up the ghost (William Billings)
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- (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.
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
Published: 1786
Description: Published in The Suffolk Harmony, 1786, pp. 52-56. Words adapted by Billings "from sundry Scriptures," portions of 1 Samuel, Job, and the Psalms.
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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)