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==Music files== | |||
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* {{PostedDate| 2020-05-15}} {{CPDLno|58628}} [[Media:Billings_-_Shiloh.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Billings_-_Shiloh.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:Billings_-_Shiloh.sib|{{Sib}}]] | |||
{{Editor|James Wetzel|2020-05-15}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|7|101}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|}} | |||
*{{PostedDate|2016-04-24}} {{CPDLno|39399}} [[Media:ShilohBillings1786a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:ShilohBillings1786a.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:ShilohBillings1786a.mxl|{{XML}}]] | |||
{{ | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-04-24}}{{ScoreInfo|Unknown|1|89}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:{{EdNotes|Note shapes added (4-shape). All ten stanzas included.}} | |||
* | *{{PostedDate|1999-08-31}} {{CPDLno|41}} [[Media:ws-bill-shi.pdf|{{Pdf}}]] [[Media:ws-bill-shi.mid|{{Mid}}]] [[Media:ws-bill-shi.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:ws-bill-shi.mus|{{mus}}]] (Finale 1998) | ||
{{Editor|Rafael Ornes|1999-08-31}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|2|51}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|In verse 8, “second to” should be “second in”. (Very important distinction!)}} | |||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Shiloh''}} | |||
{{FirstLine| Methinks I see a heavenly host}} | |||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | |||
{{Lyricist|William Billings}} | |||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | |||
{{Genre|Sacred|Carols}} | |||
{{Language|English}} {{Meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}} | |||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | |||
{{Pub|1|1786|in ''[[The Suffolk Harmony (William Billings)|The Suffolk Harmony]]''|pg=1|no=1}} | |||
{{Descr|This Old Testament Hebrew word used by Isaiah the prophet means "Messiah" and foretells the birth of Jesus 600 years before the event. As was customary in New England Psalm Singing, songs with similar words were given a variety of musical treatments. This song first appeared in The Suffolk Harmony in 1786.}} | |||
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*[http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm Info on Billings, and a Midi file for Shiloh]}} | |||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English| | |||
:''1. First Shepherd'' | |||
Methinks I see an heavenly Host | |||
Of angels on the wing; | |||
Methinks I hear their cheerful notes, | |||
So merrily they sing. | |||
:''2. First Angel'' | |||
Let all your fears be banished hence, | |||
Glad tidings I proclaim; | |||
For there is a Savior born today | |||
And Jesus is his name. | |||
:''3.'' | |||
Lay down your crooks and quit your flocks, | |||
To Bethlehem repair; | |||
And let your wandering steps be squared | |||
By yonder shining star. | |||
:''4.'' | |||
Seek not in courts or palaces; | |||
Nor royal curtains draw; | |||
But search the stable, | |||
See your God extended on the straw.}} | |||
{{middle|3}} | |||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
:''5. Narrative'' | |||
Then learn from hence, ye rural swains, | |||
The meekness of your God, | |||
Who left the boundless realms of joy, | |||
To ransom you with blood. | |||
:''6.'' | |||
The master of the inn refused | |||
A more commodious place; | |||
Ungenerous soul of savage mold | |||
And destitute of grace. | |||
:''7. First Angel'' | |||
Exult ye oxen, low for joy, | |||
Ye tenants of the stall; | |||
Pay your obeisance; on your knees | |||
Unanimously fall. | |||
:''8.'' | |||
The royal Guest you entertain | |||
is not of common birth, | |||
But second in the great I Am, | |||
The God of heaven and earth.}} | |||
{{middle|3}} | |||
{{Text|Simple| | |||
:''9. Narrative'' | |||
Then suddenly a heavenly Host | |||
around the shepherds throng, | |||
exulting in the three-fold God, | |||
and thus addressed their song. | |||
:''10. Grand Chorus'' | |||
To God the Father, Christ the Son, | |||
And Holy Ghost accord | |||
The first and last, the last and first | |||
Eternal praise afford.}} | |||
{{bottom}} | |||
From ''Suffolk Harmony'', 1786, p. ii | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 16 September 2023
Music files
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Help |
- Editor: James Wetzel (submitted 2020-05-15). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 101 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-24). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 89 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All ten stanzas included.
- Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-08-31). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 51 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: In verse 8, “second to” should be “second in”. (Very important distinction!)
General Information
Title: Shiloh
First Line: Methinks I see a heavenly host
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: William Billings
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1786 in The Suffolk Harmony, no. 1, p. 1
Description: This Old Testament Hebrew word used by Isaiah the prophet means "Messiah" and foretells the birth of Jesus 600 years before the event. As was customary in New England Psalm Singing, songs with similar words were given a variety of musical treatments. This song first appeared in The Suffolk Harmony in 1786.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text 1. First Shepherd |
5. Narrative |
9. Narrative |
From Suffolk Harmony, 1786, p. ii