Restoration (William Billings)
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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).
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, Hymn Meter: 8.4 6.8 8.4 6
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1786
Description: Published in The Suffolk Harmony, 1786, p. 35. Words by James Relly, 1776, his Hymn 5.
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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, |