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'''Description:''' Published in ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', 1770, p. 95. Revised in ''The Singing-Master's assistant'', 1778, p. 14. Words written by William Billings.
'''Description:''' Published in ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', 1770, p. 95. Revised in ''The Singing-Master's assistant'', 1778, p. 14. Words written by William Billings.

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  • (Posted 2014-12-31)  CPDL #33984:     
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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-12-31).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 56 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
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General Information

Title: Lebanon
First Line: Death, with his warrant in his hand
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: William Billings

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: Published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 95. Revised in The Singing-Master's assistant, 1778, p. 14. Words written by William Billings.

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Original text and translations

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Death, with his warrant in his hand,
Comes rushing on amain
We must obey the summons then
Return to dust again.

Hail, king of terrors, welcome death
Thou’rt pleasing to mine eye;
In spite of thee I shall arise
Above the ethereal sky.