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==Music files==
==Music files==
{{Legend}}
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* {{CPDLno|31839}} [[Media:DorchesterBillings1778a.pdf|{{pdf}}]]  
* {{CPDLno|31839}} [{{filepath:DorchesterBillings1778a.pdf}} {{pdf}}]  
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-05-06}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|1|29}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-05-06}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter (landscape)|1|29}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Music as in 1778, note shapes changed (4-shape). Stanzas 2-4 added from Isaac Watts 1719 Hymn 58.
:'''Edition notes:''' Music as in 1778, note shapes changed (4-shape). Stanzas 2-4 added from Isaac Watts 1719 Hymn 58.


* {{CPDLno|31840}} [{{filepath:DorchesterBillings1778bpr.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:DorchesterBillings1778bpr.mid}} {{mid}}]  
* {{CPDLno|31840}} [[Media:DorchesterBillings1778bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:DorchesterBillings1778bpr.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:DorchesterBillings1778bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]]
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-05-06}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|29}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2014-05-06}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|29}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval-note edition.
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval-note edition. {{MXL}}


==General Information==
==General Information==
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{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} &nbsp; {{Meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
{{Genre|Sacred|}} &nbsp; {{Meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' 1778
{{Pub|1|1770|in ''[[The New-England Psalm-Singer (William Billings)|The New-England Psalm-Singer]]'', revised in ''[[The Singing Master's Assistant (William Billings)|The Singing Master's Assistant]]'', {{PubRev|1778}}.}}


'''Description:''' Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, his Hymn 58.
'''Description:''' First published in ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', 1770; revised by Billings in 1778. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 58 of Book 2, in seven stanzas.


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


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English|
{{LinkText|Time, what an empty vapor tis}}
Time, what an empty vapor 'tis!
And days, how swift they are!
Swift as an Indian arrow flies,
Or like a shooting star.
 
'Tis sovereign mercy finds us food,
And we are clothed with love;
While grace stands pointing out the road
That leads our souls above.
 
His goodness runs an endless round;
All glory to the Lord!
His mercy never knows a bound,
And be his name adored!
 
Thus we begin the lasting song;
And when we close our eyes,
Let the next age thy praise prolong,
Till time and nature dies.
}}


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[[Category:Sheet music]]
[[Category:Classical music]]
[[Category:Classical music]]

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  • CPDL #31839:   
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-06).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 29 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Music as in 1778, note shapes changed (4-shape). Stanzas 2-4 added from Isaac Watts 1719 Hymn 58.
  • CPDL #31840:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-05-06).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 29 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval-note edition. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

General Information

Title: Dorchester
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1770 in The New-England Psalm-Singer, revised in The Singing Master's Assistant,  1778

Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770; revised by Billings in 1778. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 58 of Book 2, in seven stanzas.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Time, what an empty vapor tis.