Suffolk (William Billings)

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• (Posted 2014-12-25)  CPDL #33853:       

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-25).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 32 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Oval note edition.

• (Posted 2014-12-25)  CPDL #33854:     

Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-25).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 73 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: Suffolk
First Line: Bright King of glory, dreadful God
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, revised in The Singing Master's Assistant,  1778
Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 17; revised 1778. Words chosen by Billings in 1778 are by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 51 of Book 2.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Bright King of glory, dreadful God.