Lemuel Babcock

Life

Born: 26 March 1748, Milton, Massachusetts

Died: 27 August 1835, Milton, Massachusetts

Biography

American singer, music teacher, and composer. Son of Nathaniel Babcock (1719-1760) and Abigail Pitcher (1720-1797), he lived in Braintree and nearby Quincy, then later in Milton. He fought with the Massachusetts Militia during the Revolutionary War. Lemuel's family was related by marriage to the families of Jacob French and William Billings. Lemuel Babcock was the older distant cousin of Samuel Babcock.

List of choral works

LISTED BY TITLE Admiration Solitude Springfield Warren Westborough Wrentham

LISTED BY FIRST LINE Infinite grace! almighty charms Jesus drinks the bitter cup Methinks I hear the heavens resound My flesh shall slumber in the ground Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts Sleep! downy sleep! come close my eyes

 
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Publications

References

• Sampsel, Laurie J. 2009. Samuel Babcock (1760-1813), Archetypal Psalmodist of the First New England School of Composers. Ph. D. Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 430 pp.

External websites:

• pdf of Sampsel 2009