Brunswick (William Billings)
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- CPDL #32566:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-07-30). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 38 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition.
- CPDL #32567:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-07-30). Score information: Letter (landscape), 1 page, 39 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Brunswick
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1778
Description: Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, adaptation of Psalm 2.
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Original text and translations
English text
Why did the nations join to slay
The Lord's anointed Son?
Why did they cast his laws away,
And tread his gospel down?
The Lord, that sits above the skies,
Derides their rage below;
He speaks with vengeance in his eyes,
And strikes their spirits through.
"I call him my Eternal Son,
And raise him from the dead;
I make my holy hill his throne,
And wide his kingdom spread."