New South (William Billings)

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Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-01).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 30 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Oval note edition.

General Information

Title: New South
First Line: To bless Thy chosen race
Composer: William Billings
Lyricists: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1770

Description: Published in The New-England Psalm-Singer, 1770, p. 12, without any indication of lyrics. Revised by Billings in 1778, with lyrics by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, New Version, paraphrase of Psalm 67.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 67.