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==Music files==
==Music files==
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*{{PostedDate|1999-08-06}} {{CPDLno|40}} [[Media:ws-bill-maj.pdf|{{Pdf}}]] [[Media:ws-bill-maj.mid|{{Mid}}]] [[Media:ws-bill-maj.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:ws-bill-maj.mus|{{mus}}]] (Finale 1998)
*'''CPDL #40:''' [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sheet/billings/bill-maj.pdf {{pdf}}] [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sound/billings/bill-maj.mid {{mid}}] [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/source/billings/bill-maj.zip Finale-1998]
{{Editor|Rafael Ornes|1999-08-06}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|2|44}}{{Copy|CPDL}}
:'''Editor:''' [[User:Rafael Ornes|Rafael Ornes]] ''(added 1999-08-06)''.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Score information:''' 48 kbytes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Copyright:''' [[ChoralWiki:CPDL|CPDL]]<br>
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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Majesty''<br>
{{Title|''Majesty''}}
'''Composer:''' [[William Billings]]<br>
{{Composer|William Billings}}
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{{Lyricist|Thomas Sternhold}} and John Hopkins


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[:Category:Hymns|Hymns]] <br>
{{Genre|Sacred|}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
'''Instruments:''' none<br>
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:'''  
{{Pub|1|1778|in ''[[The Singing Master's Assistant (William Billings)|The Singing Master's Assistant]]''}}
 
{{Descr|Words by Sternhold and Hopkins, 1598, their paraphrase of Psalm 18: 9 (p. 56).}}
'''Description:'''
{{#ExtWeb:}}
 
'''External websites:'''
 
==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English|
The Lord descended from above,
and bow'd the heav'ns most high,
And underneath his feet
He cast the darkness of the sky.


'''Original text: '''
On cherub and on cherubim,
 
Full royally he rode,
{{Text|English}}
And on the wings of mighty winds
 
came flying all abroad.}}
The Lord descended from above,<br>
and bow'd the heav'ns most high,<br>
And underneath his feet<br>
He cast the darkness of the sky.<br>
 
On cherub and on cherubim,<br>
Full royalty he rode,<br>
And on the wings of mighty winds<br>
came flying all abroad.<br>
 
 


[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Sacred music]]
[[Category:Hymns]]
[[Category:Classical music]]
[[Category:Classical music]]

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  • (Posted 1999-08-06)  CPDL #00040:        (Finale 1998)
Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-08-06).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 44 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Majesty
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Thomas Sternhold and John Hopkins

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
Description: Words by Sternhold and Hopkins, 1598, their paraphrase of Psalm 18: 9 (p. 56).

External websites:

Original text and translations

English.png English text

The Lord descended from above,
and bow'd the heav'ns most high,
And underneath his feet
He cast the darkness of the sky.

On cherub and on cherubim,
Full royally he rode,
And on the wings of mighty winds
came flying all abroad.

 

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