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==General Information==
'''Short Title:''' The New-England Psalm-Singer

'''Full Title:''' The New-England Psalm-Singer; or, American Chorister. Containing A Number of Psalm-Tunes, Anthems and Canons, In Four and Five Parts, Never before Published.

'''Editor - Composer:''' William Billings, Composer

{{PubDatePlace|1770|in Boston, Massachusetts: Edes and Gill. 143 pp.|&nbsp;}}
{{Descr|The first book of original music by a single composer printed in America.}}
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==References==

==Contents==
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!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|Title
!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|Author
!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|First Line
!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|Key
!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|Meter
!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|Time
!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|Vo.
!style="border-bottom: 1px solid"|Comment
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|1||0||||[[Wake every breath (William Billings)|Canon of 6]]||Mather Byles||Wake every breath and every string||C||L.M.||3:2||6||Engraved by Paul Revere
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|2||1||3359||[[America (William Billings)|America]]||Mather Byles||To thee the tuneful anthem soars||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
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|3||2a||3371a||[[Brookline (William Billings)|Brookline]]||||no text ||A||C.M.||4:4||4||Psalm 19
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|4||2b||3423||[[Nantucket (William Billings)|Nantucket]]||||no text ||D||S.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 6
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|5||3a||3394||[[Hampshire (William Billings)|Hampshire]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|6||3b||3427||[[New Town (William Billings)|New Town]]||||no text ||A||L.M.||2:2||4||
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|7||4a||3413||[[Malden (William Billings)|Malden]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 106
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|8||4b||3463||[[Union (William Billings)|Union]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 25
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|9||5a||3437||[[Pembroke (William Billings)|Pembroke]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||4:4||4||Hymn 17
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|10||5b||3377||[[Concord (William Billings)|Concord]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm _
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|11||6a||3424||[[New Boston (William Billings)|New Boston]]||||no text ||D||66.688.||4:4||4||Psalm 148
|-
|12||6b||3401a||[[Hingham (William Billings)|Hingham]]||||no text ||b||S.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|13||7a||3370||[[Brookfield (William Billings)|Brookfield]]||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 75
|-
|14||7b||3443||[[Pomfret (William Billings)|Pomfret]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 92
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|15||8a||3455||[[St Elisha's (William Billings)|St. Elisha's]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:2||4||Hymn 14
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|16||8b||3384||[[Duxborough (William Billings)|Duxborough]]||||no text ||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
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|17||9a||3453a||[[Scituate (William Billings)|Scituate]]||||no text ||b||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|18||9b||3410||[[Liberty (William Billings)|Liberty]]||William Billings||God bless our glorious king||G||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|19||10||3438||[[Pembrook New (William Billings)|Pembroke New]]||||no text ||D||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
|-
|20||11||3442||[[Plymton (William Billings)|Plymton]]||||no text ||b||88.88.88.||4:4||4||
|-
|21||12a||3426||[[New South (William Billings)|New South]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|22||12b||3457||[[Sudbury (1770) (William Billings)|Sudbury]]||||no text ||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|-
|23||13a||3467||[[Water Town (William Billings)|Water Town]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:4||4||
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|24||13b||3389||[[Fairfield (William Billings)|Fairfield]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
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|25||14a||3357||[[Africa (William Billings)|Africa]]||||no text ||E ||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|26||14b||3395||[[Hamton (William Billings)|Hamton]]||||no text ||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|27||15||3376||[[Charlston (William Billings)|Christmas Hymn or Charlston]]||Tate & Brady||While shepherds watched their flocks||F||C.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|28||16a||3379||[[Cumberland (William Billings)|Cumberland]]||||no text ||C||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|29||16b||3430||[[North River (William Billings)|North River]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|30||17a||3358||[[Albany (William Billings)|Albany]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|31||17b||3458||[[Suffolk (William Billings)|Suffolk]]||||no text ||g||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|32||18a||3470||[[Wheelers Point (William Billings)|Wheelers Point]]||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|33||18b||3464||[[Unity (William Billings)|Unity]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|34||19||3368||[[Brattle Street (William Billings)|Brattle Street]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|35||20a||3432||[[Old Brick (William Billings)|Old Brick]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|36||20b||3451||[[Roxbury (William Billings)|Roxbury]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|37||21a||3434||[[Old South (William Billings)|Old South]]||||no text ||b||C.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|38||21b||3393||[[Greenland (William Billings)|Greenland]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|39||22||3433||[[Old North (William Billings)|Old North or Morning Hymn]]||||Awake, my soul, awake||F||S.M.D.||3:2||4||
|-
|40||23||3366||[[Boston (William Billings)|Boston]]||Isaac Watts||Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes||B ||C.M.||4:4||4||
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|41||24||||[[The Lord is king, and is clothed with majesty (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||The Lord is King, and is clothed with majesty||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 3
|-
|42||31||||[[As the hart panteth (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||As the hart panteth after the water brooks||F, G||Anthem||2:2||4||Psalm 42
|-
|43||40a||3416||[[Massachusetts (William Billings)|Massachusetts]]||Perez Morton||Great is the Lord, he thunders his voice||C||10 10.10 10||3:2||4||
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|44||40b||3369||[[Bridgwater (William Billings)|Bridgwater or Evening Hymn]]||William Billings||Majestic God, when I descry||F||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|45||41a||3441||[[Pleasant Street (William Billings)|Pleasant Street]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|46||41b||3422||[[Nantasket (William Billings)|Nantasket]]||||no text ||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|47||42a||3456||[[Stoughton (William Billings)|Stoughton]]||||no text ||A||C.M.||3:4||4||
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|48||42b||3435||[[Orange Street (William Billings)|Orange Street]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|49||43||3367||[[Braintree (William Billings)|Braintree]]||||no text ||D||88.88.88.||4:4||4||
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|50||44a||3421||[[Milton (William Billings)|Milton]]||Thomas Norton||Then will I laud my God and King||G||C.M.D.||3:2||4||Psalm 145
|-
|51||45a||3380||[[Dedham (William Billings)|Dedham]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|52||45b||3445||[[Princetown (William Billings)|Prince Town]]||||no text ||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|53||46a||3378||[[Corsica (William Billings)|Corsica]]||Perez Morton||The Lord almighty is a God||F||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|54||46b||||[[Canon of 4 in 1 (William Billings)|Canon of 4 in 1]]||||no text ||B{{flat}}||L.M.||3:4||4||
|-
|55||47||3372||[[Cambridge (William Billings)|Cambridge]]||||no text ||C||88.88.88.||2:2||4||
|-
|56||48a||3373||[[Chelsea (William Billings)|Chelsea]]||||no text ||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|57||48b||3360a||[[Amherst (William Billings)|Amherst]]||Tate & Brady||To God the mighty Lord||G||66.66.88.||3:2||4||Psalm 136
|-
|58||49||3461||[[Taunton (William Billings)|Taunton]]||Tate & Brady||As pants the hart for cooling streams||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 42
|-
|59||50||3450||[[Queen Street (William Billings)|Queen Street]]||Perez Morton||O clap your hands and shout for joy||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
|-
|60||51||||[[The Lord descended from above (William Billings)|Anthem]]||Thomas Sternhold||The Lord descended from above||C||Anthem||3:4||4||Psalm 18
|-
|61||56||||[[When Jesus wept (William Billings)|Canon of 4 in 1]]||Perez Morton||When Jesus wept, the falling tear||A||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|62||57||3439||[[Pitt (William Billings)|Pitt]]||||no text ||C||S.M.D.||2:2||3||
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|63||58a||3390||[[Freedom (William Billings)|Freedom]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|64||58b||3462||[[Tower Hill (William Billings)|Tower Hill]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|65||59a||3401a||[[New-Hingham (William Billings)|New Hingham]]||William Billings||Death! O the awful sound||b||S.M.||2:2||4||
|-
|66||59b||3364||[[Attleborough (William Billings)|Attleborough]]||||no text ||F||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|67||60a||3448||[[Pumpily (William Billings)|Pumpily]]||||no text ||C||66.66.88.||3:2||4||Psalm 148
|-
|68||60b||3363||[[Asia (William Billings)|Asia]]||||no text ||a||S.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|69||61a||3391||[[Friendship (William Billings)|Friendship]]||||no text ||A||S.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|70||61b||3468||[[Wellfleet (William Billings)|Wellfleet]]||||no text ||a||S. M.||3:2||4||
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|71||62a||3385||[[Eastham (William Billings)|Eastham]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|72||62b||3419||[[Middlesex (William Billings)|Middlesex]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|73||63a||3375||[[Chesterfield (William Billings)|Chesterfield]]||||no text ||d||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|74||63b||3386||[[East-Town (William Billings)|East-Town]]||||no text ||G||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|75||64a||3465||[[Uxbridge (William Billings)|Uxbridge]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
|-
|76||64b||3406||[[Jamaica (William Billings)|Jamaica]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|77||65a||3387||[[Essex (William Billings)|Essex]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|78||65b||3361||[[Andover (William Billings)|Andover]]||||no text ||C||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|79||66a||3409||[[Lexington (William Billings)|Lexington]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:4||4||
|-
|80||66b||3459||[[Summer Street (William Billings)|Summer Street]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|81||67a||3444||[[Pownall (William Billings)|Pownall]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|82||67b||3365||[[Barre (William Billings)|Barre]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:4||4||
|-
|83||68a||3431||[[Nutfield (William Billings)|Nutfield]]||||no text ||e||S.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|84||68b||3398||[[Harvard (William Billings)|Harvard]]||||no text ||d||C.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|85||69a||3400||[[Hebron (William Billings)|Hebron]]||||no text ||d||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|86||69b||3425||[[New North (William Billings)|New North]]||||no text ||D||C.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|87||70a||3382||[[Dighton (William Billings)|Dighton]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|88||70b||3412||[[Lynn (William Billings)|Lynn]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|89||71a||3469||[[Westfield (William Billings)|Westfield]]||||no text ||f ||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|90||71b||3414||[[Marblehead (William Billings)|Marblehead]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|91||72a||3405||[[Ipswich (William Billings)|Ipswich]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|92||72b||3460||[[Swanzey (William Billings)|Swanzey]]||||no text ||a||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|93||73a||3381||[[Dickinson (William Billings)|Dickinson]]||||no text ||A||S.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|94||73b||3449||[[Purchase Street (William Billings)|Purchase Street]]||||no text ||F||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|95||74a||3420||[[Middletown (William Billings)|Middletown]]||||no text ||g||S.M.||2:4||4||
|-
|96||74b||3454||[[Shirley (William Billings)|Shirley]]||||no text ||e||L.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|97||75a||3396||[[Hanover (William Billings)|Hanover]]||William Billings||Blessed is the man, supremely blessed||D||L.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|98||75b||3397||[[Hanover New (William Billings)|Hanover New]]||||no text ||A||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|99||76a||3392||[[Georgia (1770) (William Billings)|Georgia]]||||no text ||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|100||76b||3415||[[Marshfield (William Billings)|Marshfield]]||Tate & Brady||Ah! Lovely appearance of death||e||L.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 137
|-
|101||77a||3411||[[Lincoln (William Billings)|Lincoln]]||||no text ||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|102||77b||3436||[[Orleans (William Billings)|Orleans]]||||no text ||g||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|103||78a||3446||[[Providence (William Billings)|Providence]]||||no text ||e||L.M.||3:4||4||
|-
|104||78b||3383||[[Dorchester (William Billings)|Dorchester]]||||no text ||f ||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|105||79||3429||[[No. 45 (William Billings)|No. 45]]||||no text ||F||66.66.88.||3:2||4||
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|106||80a||3447||[[Eighteenth Psalm (William Billings)|The Eighteenth Psalm]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|107||80b||3471||[[Wilks (William Billings)|Wilks]]||Perez Morton||Almighty God, eternal King||D||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|108||81||||[[Hear my prayer, O Lord (William Billings)|Anthem for Fast Day]]||||Hear my prayer, O Lord||a||Anthem||3:2||4||Psalm 143
|-
|109||85||||[[Canon of 4 in 1 (William Billings)|Canon of 4 in 1]]||Isaac Watts||Thus saith the high, the lofty One||G||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|110||86a||3418||[[Medford (William Billings)|Medford]]||||no text ||b||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|111||86b||3403||[[Hollis (William Billings)|Hollis]]||||no text ||B ||L.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|112||87a||3428||[[Newport (William Billings)|Newport]]||||no text ||d||L.M.||3:4||4||
|-
|113||87b||3472||[[Williamsburgh (William Billings)|Williamsburgh]]||William Billings||Almighty God, whose boundless sway||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|114||88||3402||[[Holden (William Billings)|Holden]]||||no text ||C||88.88.88.||3:2||4||
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|115||89||3362||[[Ashford (William Billings)|Ashford]]||Tate & Brady||The Lord himself, the mighty Lord||C||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 23
|-
|116||90||3388a||[[Europe (William Billings)|Europe]]||William Billings||Let Whig and Tory all subside||F||C.M.||2:2||4||
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|117||91||3374||[[Chester (William Billings)|Chester]]||William Billings||Let tyrants shake their iron rod||F||L.M.||2:2||4||
|-
|118||92||3407||[[Smithfield (William Billings)|Smithfield]]||Tate & Brady||Lord, who's the happy man that may||a||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 15
|-
|119||93a||3407||[[Lancaster (William Billings)|Lancaster]]||||no text ||a||L.M.||4:4||4||
|-
|120||93b||3440||[[Plainfield (William Billings)|Plainfield]]||||no text ||G||C.M.||3:2||4||
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|121||94a||3404||[[Hollis Street (William Billings)|Hollis Street]]||Mather Byles||Let angels above and saints here below||F||10 10.11 11||3:2||4||
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|122||94b||3417||[[Medfield (William Billings)|Medfield]]||Samuel Byles||When I my various blessings see||C||L.M.||3:2||4||
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|123||95a||3466||[[Waltham (William Billings)|Waltham]]||Perez Morton||To thee I made my cry||C||S.M.||3:2||4||
|-
|124||95b||3408||[[Lebanon (William Billings)|Lebanon or Funeral Hymn]]||William Billings||Death, with his warrant in his hand||g||C.M.||2:2||4||
|-
|125||96||3399||[[Haverhill (William Billings)|Haverill]]||Tate & Brady||Through all the changing scenes of life||G||C.M.||3:2||4||Psalm 34
|-
|126||97||||[[Blessed is he that considereth the poor (William Billings)|Anthem]]||||Blessed is he that considereth the poor||C, c||Anthem||3:2||||Suitable for charity meeting
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|127||108||3452||[[Sappho (William Billings)|Sappho]]||Isaac Watts||When the fierce north wind with his airy forces||C||11 11.11 11.||3:2||4||
|-
|}
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