Roxbury (1778) (William Billings)

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  • (Posted 2015-04-27)  CPDL #35206:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-27).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 57 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition. Another stanza from Tate and Brady added below.
  • (Posted 2015-04-27)  CPDL #35205:     
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-04-27).   Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 58 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Another stanza from Tate and Brady added below.

General Information

Title: Roxbury (1778)
First Line: O praise ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Tate and Bradycreate page

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredPsalm-tune   Meter: 10 10. 11 11

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant
Description: First published in The Singing-Master's Assistant, 1778, pp. 46-47. Words by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, paraphrase of Psalm 149.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 149.