Funeral Anthem (William Billings)

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• (Posted 2016-09-12)  CPDL #41104:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-09-12).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 70 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition, as written in 1778. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.

• (Posted 2016-09-12)  CPDL #41103:   

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-09-12).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 72 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Funeral Anthem
First Line: I heard a great voice
Composer: William Billings

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Anthem, Burial service

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: First published in The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778, pp. 52-53. Words based on Revelation Chapter 14.

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Original text and translations

English text

I heard a great voice from heaven,
Saying unto me, Write from henceforth,
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord,
For they rest from their labors and their works,
Which do follow them.

(Billing's text is quite close to the BCP I heard a voice from heaven)