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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Asia''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Asia''<br>
'''First Line:''' Behold, the lofty sky<br>
{{FirstLine| Behold, the lofty sky}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
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{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Published|1779}}
{{Pub|1|1779|in ''{{NoComp|Music in Miniature|William Billings}}''|no=57}}


'''Description:''' Transcribed from Music In Miniature, 1779.  Words added from Isaac Watts, 1719, adaptation of Psalm 19.
'''Description:''' Transcribed from Music In Miniature, 1779.  Words added from Isaac Watts, 1719, adaptation of Psalm 19.


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-30).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 31 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-08-30).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 31 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Asia
First Line: Behold, the lofty sky
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1779 in Music in Miniature, no. 57

Description: Transcribed from Music In Miniature, 1779. Words added from Isaac Watts, 1719, adaptation of Psalm 19.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 19.