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==Music files==
==Music files==
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*{{PostedDate|2015-05-02}} {{CPDLno|35283}} [[Media:HamtonBillings1770bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:HamtonBillings1770bprb.mid|{{mid}}]]  
*{{PostedDate|2015-05-02}} {{CPDLno|35283}} [[Media:HamtonBillings1770bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:HamtonBillings1770bprb.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:HamtonBillings1770bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]]
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-05-02}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|64}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-05-02}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|64}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition. All six stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
:{{EdNotes|Oval note edition. All six stanzas included from Watts' hymn.}}


*{{PostedDate|2015-05-02}} {{CPDLno|35281}} [[Media:HamtonBillings1770a.pdf|{{pdf}}]]  
*{{PostedDate|2015-05-02}} {{CPDLno|35281}} [[Media:HamtonBillings1770a.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:HamtonBillings1770a.mxl|{{XML}}]]
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-05-02}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|76}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2015-05-02}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 in (landscape)|1|76}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
:{{EdNotes|Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas included from Watts' hymn.}}


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Hamton''<br>
{{Title|''Hamton''}}
{{FirstLine| Let mortal tongues attempt to sing}}
{{FirstLine| Let mortal tongues attempt to sing}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
{{Genre|Sacred|}} &nbsp; {{meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
{{Genre|Sacred|}} &nbsp; {{Meter|88. 88 (L.M.)}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Published|1770}}
{{Pub|1|1770|in ''[[The New-England Psalm-Singer (William Billings)|The New-England Psalm-Singer]]'', p. 14.}}
 
{{Descr|Words inferred to be [[Isaac Watts]], 1709, his Hymn 58 of Book 1 (see Kroeger 1981). Barbour (1960) changes the title to ''Hampton'', but Kroeger (1981) accepts the title as ''Hamton'' as originally published by Billings.}}
'''Description:''' First published in ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', 1770, p. 14. Words inferred to be [[Isaac Watts]], 1709, his Hymn 58 of Book 1 (see Kroeger 1981). Barbour (1960) changes the title to ''Hampton'', but Kroeger (1981) accepts the title as ''Hamton'' as originally published by Billings.
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'''External websites:'''
 
==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{LinkText|Let mortal tongues attempt to sing}}
{{LinkText|Let mortal tongues attempt to sing}}

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  • (Posted 2015-05-02)  CPDL #35283:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-02).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 64 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. All six stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
  • (Posted 2015-05-02)  CPDL #35281:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-02).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 76 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All six stanzas included from Watts' hymn.

General Information

Title: Hamton
First Line: Let mortal tongues attempt to sing
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred   Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1770 in The New-England Psalm-Singer, p. 14
Description: Words inferred to be Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 58 of Book 1 (see Kroeger 1981). Barbour (1960) changes the title to Hampton, but Kroeger (1981) accepts the title as Hamton as originally published by Billings.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Let mortal tongues attempt to sing.