St. Thomas - Billings, William

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"The first 15 measures first published as ''Calvary'' in 1779, without words. Considerably revised in 1794, adding 34 measures, retitled as ''St. Thomas''. Words of the first 15 measures by an unknown author (first published in 1787); remainder of words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 95 of Book 2. Billings used the anonymous (C. M.) stanza, adding three of Watts' (C. M.) stanzas; the result is four stanzas."

⌛ Period → Classical ◈ Genre → Sacred

♯ Key C minor

⁄ Time Signature 3/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range G2 – G5

¶ Language → English

Measures 49

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 35201

Editor Barry Johnston

Posted 2015-04-26

License Public Domain

♫Pitch Ranges

Tr.

G4 – G5

C4 – B-4

G3 – G4

G2 – C4

¶Lyrics / Text

:Methinks I see my Savior dear :On the accursed tree; :Methinks I see his bleeding wounds, :Which he received for me. (Anonymous, before 1787)