Wheelers Point (1770) (William Billings)
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-09). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 63 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Both stanzas included from Tate and Brady's paraphrase.
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-05-09). Score information: 7 x 10 in (landscape), 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). Both stanzas included from Tate and Brady's paraphrase.
General Information
Title: Wheelers Point (1770)
First Line: On Thee who dwells above the skies
Composer: William Billings
Lyricists: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 18, without words. Words chosen by Kroeger (1981): Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1698, New Version, their paraphrase of Psalm 123. Very different from Wheelers Point (1786).
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 123.