Danbury (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition.. The other four stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-22). Score information: 254 x 177.8 mm, 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added. The other four stanzas from Watts' paraphrase added below.
General Information
Title: Danbury
First Line: Lord, what a feeble piece
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1779
Description: First published in Music In Miniature, 1779, p. 27, revised some time after 1781, printed in an unauthorized edition of The Psalm-Singer's Amusement, published about 1804 (Nathan 1977). Words by Isaac Watts, 1719, paraphrase of Psalm 90.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 90.