Eden (William Billings)
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- (Posted 2015-05-07) CPDL #35316:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-07). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 57 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. The other five stanzas from Watts' hymn added below.
- (Posted 2015-05-07) CPDL #35315:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-07). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 73 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other five stanzas of Watts' hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Eden
First Line: Those glorious minds, how bright they shine
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: 1786 in The Suffolk Harmony
Description: Published first in The Suffolk Harmony, 1786, p. 56. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 41 of Book 1.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Those glorious minds, how bright they shine.