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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2015-02-25}} {{CPDLno|34664}} [[Media:RestorationBillings1786bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:RestorationBillings1786bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2015-02-25}} {{CPDLno|34664}} [[Media:RestorationBillings1786bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:RestorationBillings1786bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-02-24}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|66}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-02-24}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|66}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition. Published in 1786 with stanza one of Relly's hymn; three more stanzas added (there are eight in total). | :'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition. Published in 1786 with stanza one of Relly's hymn; three more stanzas added (there are eight in total). | ||
*{{PostedDate|2015-02-25}} {{CPDLno|34665}} [[Media:RestorationBillings1786a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] | *{{PostedDate|2015-02-25}} {{CPDLno|34665}} [[Media:RestorationBillings1786a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-02-25}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|72}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-02-25}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|72}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). Published in 1786 with stanza one of Relly's hymn; three more stanzas added (there are eight in total). | :'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). Published in 1786 with stanza one of Relly's hymn; three more stanzas added (there are eight in total). | ||
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{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1786|in ''[[The Suffolk Harmony (William Billings)|The Suffolk Harmony]]''}} | {{Pub|1|1786|in ''[[The Suffolk Harmony (William Billings)|The Suffolk Harmony]]''}} | ||
'''Description:''' Published in ''The Suffolk Harmony'', 1786, p. 35. Words by James Relly, 1776, his Hymn 5. | '''Description:''' Published in ''The Suffolk Harmony'', 1786, p. 35. Words by James Relly, 1776, his Hymn 5. | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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Greatly beloved, of God approved | Greatly beloved, of God approved | ||
Ere time began, | Ere time began, | ||
Jehovah's darling man | Jehovah's darling man | ||
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While we in heart rejoice; | While we in heart rejoice; | ||
And this revealed by blood, when God | And this revealed by blood, when God | ||
Became a Man; and then began | Became a Man; and then began | ||
In love to cure our nature, blind, impure. | In love to cure our nature, blind, impure. | ||
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He groaned and cried aloud; | He groaned and cried aloud; | ||
While sorrows rent his heart with smart | While sorrows rent his heart with smart | ||
Unspeakable: the pains of Hell, | Unspeakable: the pains of Hell, | ||
Infernal wrath, encompassed him in death.}} | Infernal wrath, encompassed him in death.}} | ||
{{middle|4}} | {{middle|4}} | ||
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Heart-breaking sighs, | Heart-breaking sighs, | ||
Infinite agonies, | Infinite agonies, | ||
Wounds, blood, and bruises fresh, his flesh | Wounds, blood, and bruises fresh, his flesh | ||
All over fill; in anguish still | All over fill; in anguish still | ||
He Yields his breath to the accursed Death, | He Yields his breath to the accursed Death, | ||
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The rocks asunder break; | The rocks asunder break; | ||
Convulsed creation makes earthquakes; | Convulsed creation makes earthquakes; | ||
All old things die, non-entity | All old things die, non-entity | ||
Passed over all that lived by Adam's fall.}} | Passed over all that lived by Adam's fall.}} | ||
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Behold the Father's face | Behold the Father's face | ||
In that exalted man, we can | In that exalted man, we can | ||
Forever view, that love, so true, | Forever view, that love, so true, | ||
Which did us raise to never-ceasing praise.}} | Which did us raise to never-ceasing praise.}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:38, 23 November 2020
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-24). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Published in 1786 with stanza one of Relly's hymn; three more stanzas added (there are eight in total).
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-25). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 72 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Published in 1786 with stanza one of Relly's hymn; three more stanzas added (there are eight in total).
General Information
Title: Restoration
First Line: Greatly beloved, of God approved
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: James Relly
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: Irregular meter (84. 68. 8 10.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1786 in The Suffolk Harmony
Description: Published in The Suffolk Harmony, 1786, p. 35. Words by James Relly, 1776, his Hymn 5.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text Greatly beloved, of God approved |
But God would show to us below, |
With many tears and unknown fears, |
Hence came the hour when God, with power, |