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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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{{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}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Oval note edition. Published in 1786 with stanza one of Relly's hymn; three more stanzas added (there are eight in total).}} | ||
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{{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}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|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== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''Restoration''}} | |||
{{FirstLine| Greatly beloved, of God approved}} | |||
{{Composer|William Billings}} | {{Composer|William Billings}} | ||
{{Lyricist|James Relly}} | {{Lyricist|James Relly}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred| | {{Genre|Sacred|}} {{Meter|Irregular meter}} (84. 68. 8 10.) | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
{{ | {{Pub|1|1786|in ''[[The Suffolk Harmony (William Billings)|The Suffolk Harmony]]''}} | ||
{{Descr|Published in ''The Suffolk Harmony'', 1786, p. 35. Words by James Relly, 1776, his Hymn 5.}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
Greatly beloved, of God approved | Greatly beloved, of God approved | ||
Ere | Ere time began, | ||
Jehovah's darling | Jehovah's darling man | ||
Possessed his nature, love, above; | Possessed his nature, love, above; | ||
There | There man is known, while angels own, | ||
Above them far, | Above them far, this bright and morning star. | ||
When all beheld, with wonder filled, | When all beheld, with wonder filled, | ||
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We, worms, as wholly blind in mind, | We, worms, as wholly blind in mind, | ||
Could not discern what did concern | Could not discern what did concern | ||
Our hearts alone, | Our hearts alone, that orb in which we shone.}} | ||
{{middle|4}} | {{middle|4}} | ||
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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 | In love to cure our nature, blind, impure. | ||
The work was great, it made him sweat, | The work was great, it made him sweat, | ||
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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: | Unspeakable: the pains of Hell, | ||
Infernal wrath, encompassed him in death.}} | |||
{{middle|4}} | {{middle|4}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
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Heart-breaking sighs, | Heart-breaking sighs, | ||
Infinite agonies, | Infinite agonies, | ||
Wounds, blood, and bruises fresh, | Wounds, blood, and bruises fresh, his flesh | ||
All over fill; in anguish still | |||
He Yields his breath to the accursed Death, | |||
Fail nature's laws; the sun withdraws; | Fail nature's laws; the sun withdraws; | ||
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The rocks asunder break; | The rocks asunder break; | ||
Convulsed creation makes earthquakes; | Convulsed creation makes earthquakes; | ||
All old things die, | All old things die, non-entity | ||
Passed over all that lived by Adam's fall.}} | |||
{{middle|4}} | {{middle|4}} | ||
{{Text|Simple| | {{Text|Simple| | ||
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The members, and the Head; | The members, and the Head; | ||
In that one perfect Man the plan | In that one perfect Man the plan | ||
Of grace we see, | Of grace we see, where Christ and we | ||
Were named in one, The Father's only Son. | |||
The Father's only Son. | |||
His joy fulfilled in every child: | His joy fulfilled in every child: | ||
We, in that | We, in that grace, | ||
Behold the Father's | Behold the Father's face | ||
In that exalted | In that exalted man, we can | ||
Forever view, | Forever view, that love, so true, | ||
Which did us raise to never-ceasing praise.}} | |||
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Revision as of 02:15, 29 August 2021
Music files
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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, |