Halifax (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-06-27). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition. Transcribed from The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-06-27). Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Halifax
First Line: Not to our names, Thou only just and true
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 10 10. 10 10. 10 10
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, adaptation of Psalm 115.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 115.