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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.
- 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: Beneficence
First Line: That man is blest who stands in awe
Composer: William Billings
Lyricists: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady (from A new version of the psalms of David)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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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.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 112.