Sudbury (1770) (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-02). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 62 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. All five stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-02). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). All five stanzas included from Watts' hymn.
General Information
Title: Sudbury (1770)
First Line: Blest be the everlasting God
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 9. Words inferred to be Isaac Watts, 1709, Hymn 26 of Book 1 (see Kroeger 1981). Very different from Sudbury (1794).
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Blest be the everlasting God.