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(Posted 2023-10-10) CPDL #76217:

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2023-10-10). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 47 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from The Waterhouse Manuscript, 1780-1781, for TB. This is a earlier, simpler version. Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Three pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase.

(Posted 2016-09-12) CPDL #41101:

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-09-12). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 61 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Three pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase. Re-formatted 2023-10-10.

(Posted 2016-09-12) CPDL #41100:

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-09-12). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 55 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Oval note edition, music as in 1794. Words substituted for this edition: Isaac Watts, 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Three pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase. Re-formatted 2023-10-10.

(Posted 2016-09-12) CPDL #41099:

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-09-12). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 66 kB Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: As written in 1794, with original words.

General Information

Title: Victory
First Line: To thine almighty arm we owe
First Line: Ye sons of men, a feeble race
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Psalm-tune Meter: 86. 86. D (C.M.D.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Manuscript 1780 – 1781 in The Waterhouse Manuscript, no. 24
First published: 1794 in The Continental Harmony
Description: This tune first appears in The Waterhouse Manuscript, 1780-1781, for Tenor-Bass; so it probably was composed before then. Billings added the top voices and made some revisions before publishing it in 1794. In 1780-1794, Billings used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase to psalm 18, first line "To thine almighty arm we owe."

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 18 and Psalm 91.

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-:'''Edition notes:''' Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: [[Isaac Watts]], 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Two more pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase.
+:{{EdNotes|Transcribed from ''The Waterhouse Manuscript'', 1780-1781, for {{Vcat|TB}}. This is a earlier, simpler version. Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: [[Isaac Watts]], 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Three pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase.}}
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-{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-09-12}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|69}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
+{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-09-12}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|1|61}}{{Copy|CPDL}}
-:'''Edition notes:''' Oval note edition, music as in 1794. Words substituted for this edition: [[Isaac Watts]], 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Two more pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase. {{MXL}}
+:{{EdNotes|Note shapes added (4-shape). Words substituted for this edition: [[Isaac Watts]], 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Three pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase. Re-formatted 2023-10-10.}}
-*{{PostedDate|2016-09-12}} {{CPDLno|41099}} [[Media:VictoryBillings1794bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:VictoryBillings1794bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]]
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+{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-09-12}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|55}}{{Copy|CPDL}}
+:{{EdNotes|Oval note edition, music as in 1794. Words substituted for this edition: [[Isaac Watts]], 1717, paraphrase of Psalm 91, part 2, in nine stanzas, two stanzas of words per stanza of music, first line "Ye sons of men, a feeble race." Three pairs of stanzas added, selected from Watts' paraphrase. Re-formatted 2023-10-10.}}
+*{{PostedDate|2016-09-12}} {{CPDLno|41099}} [[Media:VictoryBillings1794bpr.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:VictoryBillings1794bpr.mxl|{{XML}}]]
 {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2016-09-12}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|66}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
-:'''Edition notes:''' As written in 1794, with original words. {{MXL}}
+:{{EdNotes|As written in 1794, with original words.}}
 ==General Information==
-'''Title:''' ''Victory''<br>
+{{Title|''Victory''}}
 {{FirstLine|To thine almighty arm we owe}}
+{{FirstLine|Ye sons of men, a feeble race}}
 {{Composer|William Billings}}
 {{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
-{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
+{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
-{{Genre|Sacred|Psalm-tunes}} &nbsp; {{meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}}
+{{Genre|Sacred|Psalm-tunes}} &nbsp; {{Meter|86. 86. D (C.M.D.)}}
 {{Language|English}}
 {{Instruments|A cappella}}
-{{Published|1794|''[[The Continental Harmony (William Billings)|The Continental Harmony]]''}}
+{{Pub|0|1780|– 1781 in ''[[The Waterhouse Manuscript]]''|ms=ms|no=24}}
+{{Pub|1|1794|in ''[[The Continental Harmony (William Billings)|The Continental Harmony]]''}}
-'''Description:''' First published in ''The Continental Harmony'', 1794, pp. 170-171. Words by [[Isaac Watts]], paraphrase of Psalm 18, part 2, in six stanzas. Billings used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase in his composition, first line "To thine almighty arm we owe."
+{{Descr|This tune first appears in ''The Waterhouse Manuscript'', 1780-1781, for Tenor-Bass; so it probably was composed before then. Billings added the top voices and made some revisions before publishing it in 1794. In 1780-1794, Billings used the first two stanzas of Watts' paraphrase to psalm 18, first line "To thine almighty arm we owe."}}
+{{#ExtWeb:}}
-'''External websites:'''
 ==Original text and translations==