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(Posted 2007-09-13) CPDL #14754:

Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2007-09-13). Score information: A4, 3 pages Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.

General Information

Title: O Lord, our fathers oft have told
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Tate and Brady^{create page}

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Set piece

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1794 in The Continental Harmony
Description: A anthem-like set piece for Thanksgiving from The Continental Harmony, pub. 1794. "Suitable to be sung on the Anniversary of our Forefathers' landing in New England, Nov. 20th, Anno Domini 1620. Rouse ye Yankies and celibrate this Anniversary, and do not say on the 21st day of November, ""I forgot what day it was yesterday""."

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Original text and translations

English text

O Lord, our fathers oft have told in our attentive ears,
The wonders in their days performed and elder times than theirs.
How Thou to plant them here did'st drive the Heathen from this land,
Dispeopled by repeated strokes of thy avenging hand.

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 ==General Information==
-'''Title:''' ''O Lord, our fathers oft have told''<br>
+{{Title|''O Lord, our fathers oft have told''}}
-'''Composer:''' [[William Billings]]
+{{Composer|William Billings}}
+{{Lyricist|Tate and Brady}}
-'''Number of voices:''' 4vv '''Voicing:''' SATB<br>
-'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[:Category:Hymns|Hymns]]<br>
-'''Language:''' [[English]]<br>
-'''Instruments: '''<br>
-'''Published: '''1794
-'''Description: '''An anthem for Thanksgiving from Continental Harmony, pub. 1794.
-'''External websites: '''
+{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
+{{Genre|Sacred|Set pieces}}
+{{Language|English}}
+{{Instruments|A cappella}}
+{{Pub|1|1794|in ''[[The Continental Harmony (William Billings)|The Continental Harmony]]''}}
+{{Descr|A anthem-like set piece for Thanksgiving from {{NoComp|The Continental Harmony|William Billings}}, pub. 1794. "Suitable to be sung on the Anniversary of our Forefathers' landing in New England, Nov. 20th, Anno Domini 1620. Rouse ye Yankies and celibrate this Anniversary, and do not say on the 21st day of November, ""I forgot what day it was yesterday""."}}
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 ==Original text and translations==
+{{Text|English|
+:O Lord, our fathers oft have told in our attentive ears,
+:The wonders in their days performed and elder times than theirs.
+:How Thou to plant them here did'st drive the Heathen from this land,
+:Dispeopled by repeated strokes of thy avenging hand.}}
-O Lord, our fathers oft have told in our attentive ears,
-The wonders on their days performed and elder times than theirs.
-How Thou to plant them here did'st drive the heathens from this land,
-Dispeopled by repeated strokes of they avenging hand.
-[[Category:External links]]
 [[Category:Sheet music]]
-[[Category:Sacred music]]
-[[Category:Hymns]]
-[[Category:SATB]]
 [[Category:Classical music]]