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'''First Line:''' My flesh shall slumber in the ground<br>
'''First Line:''' My flesh shall slumber in the ground<br>
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
'''Tune:''' ''Rutland''<br>
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}
{{Lyricist|Isaac Watts}}



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General Information

Title: Rutland
First Line: My flesh shall slumber in the ground
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Isaac Watts

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredAnthem

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

Published: 1781

Description: This setting was published in William Billings' The Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, Boston: 1781. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4219.

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Original text and translations

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My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last Trumpet joyful sound,
Then burst the Chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Savior’s Image rise.
This life’s a dream, an empty show,
but the bright world to which I go
Hath Joys substantial and sincere.
When shall I wake and find me there?