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Cure the vile fever of the mind, | Cure the vile fever of the mind, | ||
And feed our souls with joys refined. | And feed our souls with joys refined. | ||
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'''Book 1, Hymn 116''' | '''Book 1, Hymn 116''' | ||
Thus saith the first, the great command, | Thus saith the first, the great command, | ||
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Or we shall ne'er perform thy will. | Or we shall ne'er perform thy will. | ||
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Revision as of 03:26, 24 December 2014
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CPDL #33831:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-24). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 32 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. I chose lyrics from Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 146 of Book 2.
CPDL #33832:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-24). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). I chose lyrics from Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 146 of Book 2.
General Information
Title: Scituate
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1770
Description: Tune published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 9, without any indication of lyrics, meter L. M. (88.88). Kroeger (1981) chose Isaac Watts' Hymn 116 of Book 1, which begins Thus saith the first, the great command.
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Original text and translations
English text Book 2, Hymn 146 |
Book 1, Hymn 116 |