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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Beneficence''<br>
'''Title:''' ''That man is blest who stands in awe''<br>
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Lyricist|Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady}}
'''Tune:''' ''Beneficence''<br>
{{Lyricist|2|Nahum Tate|Nicholas Brady| (from ''A new version of the psalms of David'')}}


{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}}
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} &nbsp; {{Meter|88. 88. D (L.M.D.)}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:''' 1786
'''Published:''' 1786


'''Description:''' Words by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, adaptation of Psalm 112.
'''Description:''' This setting of Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady's metrical version of Psalm 112 was first published on pp10-12 of William Billings' {{NoComp|The Suffolk Harmony|William Billings}}, Boston: 1786, where it is headed 'Beneficence. Suitable for a Charity meeting. Words T.B.'. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 4678.


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''  


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|English|
{{LinkText|Psalm 112}}
That man is blest who stands in awe
Of God, and loves his sacred law:
His seed on earth shall be renowned,
And with successive honors crowned.
His house, the seat of wealth, shall be
An inexhausted treasury;
His justice free from all decay,
Shall blessings to his heirs convey.
 
The soul that's filled with virtue's light,
Shines brightest in affliction's night:
To pity the distressed inclined,
As well as just to all mankind.
His liberal favors he extends,
To some he gives, to others lends.
Yet what his Charity impairs,
He saves by prudence in affairs.
 
Beset with threatening dangers round,
Unmoved shall he maintain his ground;
The sweet remembrance of the juft,
Shall flourish when he sleeps in duft.
Ill tidings never can surprise
His heart that still on God relies:
On safety's rock he sits and sees
The shipwreck of his enemies.
}}


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[[Category:Classical music]]

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-07-06).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 40 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
CPDL #32391:  Icon_pdf.gif 
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-07-06).   Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 40 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).

General Information

Title: That man is blest who stands in awe
Composer: William Billings
Tune: Beneficence
Lyricists: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady (from A new version of the psalms of David)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1786

Description: This setting of Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady's metrical version of Psalm 112 was first published on pp10-12 of William Billings' The Suffolk Harmony, Boston: 1786, where it is headed 'Beneficence. Suitable for a Charity meeting. Words T.B.'. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4678.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 112.